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BMW 330I 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin B652219 · NHTSA communication 10169474 · issued Nov 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2020
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

NO AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER HEAD UNIT START UP: After programming vehicle no audio is available for approximately 30 seconds after head unit start-up. Fault code B7F490 "Control unit reset" is present in the RAM (Receiver Audio Module).

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.