BMW 228I 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B512315 · NHTSA communication 10147249 · issued Sep 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2013–2016
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
The Driver's Door Can No Longer Be Opened from the Outside. The driver's door cannot be opened from the outside by the door handle. The door still can be opened from the inside. CAUSE The Bowden cable has become detached.
Vehicles covered
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.