BMW 1 Series M 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 840513 · NHTSA communication 10149617 · issued May 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
57
vehicle entries
Official summary
TCB: Emergency Call Is Erroneously Triggered. An emergency call is erroneously made with no input from the driver. The following fault codes are stored in the TCB: * 0xB7F325 - Emergency call loud speaker: break in circuit * 0xB7F319 - Emergency call button: short circuit * 0xB7F326 - Emergency call loud speaker: short circuit to earth * 0xB7F33E - Automatic emergency call triggered frequently CAUSE TCB control unit error
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2014 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2012 BMW 740I
- 2013 BMW 740I
- 2014 BMW 740I
- 2012 BMW 740LI
- 2013 BMW 740LI
- 2014 BMW 740LI
- 2012 BMW 750I
- 2013 BMW 750I
- 2014 BMW 750I
- 2012 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW 750LI
- 2014 BMW 750LI
- 2012 BMW 760LI
- 2014 BMW 760LI
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW F800 R
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M5
- 2013 BMW M6
- 2014 BMW M6
- 2014 BMW R1200 S Adventure
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.