BMW 228I 2009–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B513016 · NHTSA communication 10136344 · issued Mar 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2009–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS: Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 228I
- 2015 BMW 228I
- 2016 BMW 228I
- 2017 BMW 230I
- 2018 BMW 230I
- 2012 BMW 320I
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2015 BMW 320I
- 2016 BMW 320I
- 2018 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2015 BMW 328D
- 2016 BMW 328D
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2015 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 328I
- 2017 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 340I
- 2017 BMW 340I
- 2014 BMW 428I
- 2015 BMW 428I
- 2016 BMW 428I
- 2017 BMW 430I
- 2018 BMW 430I
- 2014 BMW 435I
- 2015 BMW 435I
- 2016 BMW 435I
- 2017 BMW 440I
- 2018 BMW 440I
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2015 BMW 528I
- 2016 BMW 528I
- 2017 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 530I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2016 BMW 535D
- 2010 BMW 535I
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2016 BMW 535I
- 2017 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I Activehybrid
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2018 BMW 540I
- 2010 BMW 550I
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.