BMW X3 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 651413 · NHTSA communication 10150234 · issued Aug 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
SPORT Mode Is Incorrectly Deactivated or Added After Programming. After programming the vehicle with ISTA/P 2.47.0 or higher: * Vehicles with the Dynamic Driving Switch: The SPORT configuration menu is no longer available in the control display. * Vehicles without the Dynamic Driving Switch: The SPORT configuration menu is available in the control display but does not function. There is no button next to the gear shifter. Software error in the head unit caused by ISTA/P versions from 2.47.0 to 2.49.x
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.