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BMW 428I 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B720115 · NHTSA communication 10146560 · issued Feb 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2014–2017
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

FRONT SEAT BELT: EXTENDER MALFUNCTION This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B72 01 15 dated April 2015. . Upper seat belt extender system is failing to deliver the belt and may exhibit one of the following symptoms: A. Seat belt is slipping off/ not being captured by the extender hand B. The seat belt extender hand is broken C. The seat belt extender hand is making noises D. The seat belt extender housing is broken E. The seat belt extender motions are erratic or illogical. The belt extender has mechanically and/or electrically failed. Excessive resistance from the safety-belt reel (

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.