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BMW 320I 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 120113 · NHTSA communication 10148252 · issued Apr 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2011–2014
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Transmission Intermittently Goes into ""P"" or ""N"" After MSA Engine Start. After an MSA engine start, the transmission intermittently goes into the Park (P) or Neutral (N) position without any customer influence. This problem can be sporadic, difficult to reproduce, and no relevant faults are stored. Unfavorable DME/EGS software"

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.