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BMW 1 Series 2000–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-61-19-12 · NHTSA communication 10051897 · issued Feb 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2011
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

During the scheduled 3 month/ 5,000 mile service it could possibly be determined that some of the contact protective sleeve s in the charging socket may be missing. Bmw model e28e. *kb

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.