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BMW 228I 2011–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B840618 · NHTSA communication 10136000 · issued Mar 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

CONNECTEDDRIVE-REMOTE SERVICES DO NOT FUNCTION: Remote Services (such as locking and unlocking the car, vehicle location by honking the horn, flashing the lights or on the map in the BMW Connected App) do not function after vehicle has been sitting for extended amount of time (In excess of 20 hours).

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.