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BMW 228I 2011–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B620117 · NHTSA communication 10146653 · issued Apr 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

TIME DISPLAY (CLOCK) ERROR IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. The clock on the basic instrument cluster (KOMBI) gradually loses time even after being reset. Power supply fluctuations cause the time to reset.

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.