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BMW X3 2011–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 320612 · NHTSA communication 10150374 · issued Dec 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicle Drifts to the Right when Traveling Straight Ahead. The customer complains the vehicle drifts to the right when traveling straight ahead, on an even road surface, without braking. This procedure does not apply for a steering wheel that is not centered when driving straight ahead. 1. Tires 2. Tolerance in the coil springs of the front axle

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.