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BMW 320I 2012–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B651715 · NHTSA communication 10147784 · issued Oct 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2016
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Active Sound Design ASD inoperative after programming. After programming with ISTA/P V3.56.1 Active Sound Design (ASD) no longer provides simulated engine sounds A fault is stored in the ASD module. Fault Code 8053A5 ""ASD; invalid coding data for equalizing"" Invalid ASD coding data"

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.