BMW 1 Series M 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 840413 · NHTSA communication 10150135 · issued Mar 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
48
vehicle entries
Official summary
"TCB: Emergency Call Is Disabled. A Check Control message shows ""Emergency call failure."" When the SOS button is pressed, the call is not made by the TCB (Telematics Communication Box). Fault code 0XB7F33F is stored in the TCB. CAUSE TCB application error"
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 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.