BMW 320I 2012–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B611316 · NHTSA communication 10147548 · issued Jul 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2017
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
"KLE CHARGING FAULT 21E6E9. During the ISTA short test diagnosis, fault code 21E6E9 - ""Charging interruption"" is found stored in the KLE (Convenience Charging Electronics) module. There is no customer complaint related to charging system, or a warning check control message display. CAUSE An Erroneous fault 21E6E9 stored in the KLE after completion of AC charging session."
Vehicles covered
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2015 BMW 320I
- 2016 BMW 320I
- 2017 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2015 BMW 328D
- 2016 BMW 328D
- 2017 BMW 328D
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2015 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 340I
- 2017 BMW 340I
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2015 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2017 BMW R1200 S Adventure
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.