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BMW 228I 2012–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B640515 · NHTSA communication 10147262 · issued Sep 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2016
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

IHKA - Recirculation Function Changes from Manual to Automatic. While driving, the air recirculation button on IHKA changes by itself from manual to automatic or automatic to manual mode. CAUSE The IHKA operating software is too sensitive.

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.