# Service bulletin 320612

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10150374
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-12\-03
- Manufacturer's number: 320612
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: STEERING

## NHTSA's 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

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10150374-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10150374-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 to 2013 BMW X3

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2011242](/recalls/tc/2011242.md), 2011-06-29: Steering
- [11V341000](/recalls/nhtsa/11V341000.md), 2011-06-29: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [611413](/bulletins/10150261.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin: STEERING. Noise from Steering Column Switch Cluster when Turning. A scraping noise is heard from the SZL \(Steering Column Switch Cluster\) area. This occurs when turning the wheel from 30 to 60 degrees. CAUSE The unlocking pin in the SZL makes contact with the steering wheel.
- [120912](/bulletins/10149338.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin: STEERING. Intermittently, the engine idle speed may fluctuate up and down or cut off under any of the following circumstances, without any relevant faults stored in the DME memory: \* While driving off throttle \(coasting\) and braking at speeds below approx. 10 mph \* While idling, low\-speed maneuvering such as parking, or if the steering is turned to the full\-lock position Unfavorable DME software
- [660314](/bulletins/10148009.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: WHEELS; LANE DEPARTURE; STEERING; SUSPENSION. Steering Wheel Vibration Level Is Unacceptable. The vibration level produced by the steering wheel vibration actuator is too strong or too weak. This is only noticed when Lane Departure Warning \(LDW\) is triggered. CAUSE Vibration actuator in the steering wheel
- [B611915](/bulletins/10147257.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. Grating or Scraping Noise When Turning Steering Wheel. There is a grating or scraping noise when the steering wheel is turned. The noise comes from the steering column switch cluster \(SZL\), coil spring or steering wheel. CAUSE When the steering wheel is turned, the connection between the steering wheel and the steering column switch cluster causes torsional stress, which creates a noise in the coil spring cassette.
- [B611915](/bulletins/10146764.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin: STEERING. Grating or Scraping Noise When Turning Steering Wheel. There is a grating or scraping noise when the steering wheel is turned. The noise comes from the steering column switch cluster \(SZL\), coil spring or steering wheel. When the steering wheel is turned, the connection between the steering wheel and the steering column switch cluster causes torsional stress, which creates a noise in the coil spring cassette.
- [320218](/bulletins/10136305.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE \(CCM\): ASSISTANCE SYSTEM RESTRICTED AFTER DELETING TRANSPORT MODE: The CCM assistance systems restricted or pedestrian protection system failed is displayed after deleting transport mode.

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