Service bulletin SIB-12-04-14

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

NHTSA's summary

BMW: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT COLD ENGINE START. THE VEHICLE MAY TAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTINUE RUNNING. VEHICLES INCLUDE 5 SERIES PRODUCED TO 7/2013, X3 PRODUCED TO 4/2013, AND 3 SERIES SEDAN PRODUCED TO 7/2012. THERE IS UNFAVORABLE DME SOFTWARE COMBINED WITH WINTER FUEL QUALITY. *JS

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Engine

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