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BMW X3 2011–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin B620615 · NHTSA communication 10147778 · issued Oct 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Active Cruise Control will not engage. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves F25 (X3) produced from December 9, 2010 to July 31, 2012. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader."

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.