BMW 320I 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 512614 · NHTSA communication 10148032 · issued Sep 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Service Action: Remove Front Bumper Air Inlet Panel. The front air cooling duct does not cool sufficiently. It may cause the engine to overheat, resulting in a Check Control message. Certain vehicles were manufactured with a ""sealed-off"" front air cooling duct. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves F30 vehicles produced from June 26, 2014 to July 4, 2014. First check if a Service Action label with a code number 705 is already attached to the B-pillar. If a code number 705 has been punched out, the Service Action has already been performed and no further action is necessary. Vehicle
Vehicles covered
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.