BMW 320I 2012–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 612014 · NHTSA communication 10148371 · issued Aug 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2015
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicle Only Starts when Remote Key Held Against Column. The vehicle does not start using the Comfort Start feature. The vehicle does start once the remote key is held next to the steering column emergency start area (key symbol at the right side of the column between the white marks). The antenna (aerial) in the passenger compartment near the front of the center console has shorted wiring.
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.