{"nhtsa_id":10150176,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-03","date":"2013-11-01","document_id":"611109","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Battery Charging and Testing Procedure. INFORMATION The following proper battery testing and charging procedures are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the warranty as well as meeting customer expectations. Vehicles with a discharged battery must have their batteries charged and tested prior to proceeding with further diagnostics.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150176-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150176-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150176","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"BMW","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}