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BMW 128I 2007–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 651512 · NHTSA communication 10150334 · issued Oct 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2007–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Service Action: CIC - Install Navigation Road Map Database 2013. Before delivering affected vehicles to the customer, the Car Information Computer (CIC) road map database 2013 must be installed onto the CIC internal Hard Disc Drive (HDD). Note: The INITIAL enabling code ""FSC CIC map, N. America 2013 INITIAL"" is necessary to start the installation process and to activate the road map database."

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.