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BMW 320I 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 631113 · NHTSA communication 10148190 · issued Dec 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2014
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

One or Both Trunk Lid Tail Lamps Malfunction. One of the tail lamps is out in the trunk lid light cluster. This is accompanied by one of the following CCM (Check Control Messages): z Tail lamp in tailgate malfunction z Rear fog light malfunction z Reversing light malfunction z ISTA shows one or more fault(s) present: 80486A - Short-circuit in left-hand reversing light 80486B - Short-circuit in right-hand reversing light 80487F - Rear fog light, left, faulty 804880 - Rear fog light, right, faulty CAUSE The socket housing in the rear lamp mounted on the trunk lid is defective.

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.