BMW 320I 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 651613 · NHTSA communication 10150078 · issued Jun 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Headunit Basic: Intermittently No AM Radio Reception. The Headunit Basic (HU-B), also called Radio Professional or ENTRY head unit, intermittently does not have AM radio reception after starting the vehicle when left in AM mode. * Only hissing or static noise can be heard * AM radio stations are correctly displayed Proper function can be restored by switching to FM mode and back to AM mode. No fault code is stored in the head unit. Software issue in the HU-B
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.