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BMW 330E 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B641316 · NHTSA communication 10147036 · issued Aug 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2017
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

"A/C FAILURE: FC 801252 ELECTRIC A/C COMPRESSOR: INTERNAL FAULT DETECTED. Air conditioning (A/C) failure with IHKA fault code ""801252 - Electric A/C compressor: Internal fault detected"". IHKA software fault in the versions detailed in the following table: ModelISTA/P versionIntegration levelF153.57.3F025-15-11-505F303.57.2F020-15-11-504I01, I123.57.0I001-15-11-501"

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.