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BMW 320I 2012–2016technical service bulletin

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

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
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.