BMW 228I 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B330215 · NHTSA communication 10147769 · issued Oct 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2016
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Grinding or cracking noise when putting vehicle in gear/ ""Drive Disturbed"" displayed. A metallic grinding or cracking noise is heard from the rear of the vehicle when selecting Drive or Reverse. There may also be a Check Control message ""Drive Disturbed"" displayed. CAUSE The inner and/or outer universal joint on the right and/or left rear output shaft has failed."
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 228I
- 2015 BMW 228I
- 2016 BMW 228I
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2015 BMW 320I
- 2016 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
- 2016 BMW 330E
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 340I
- 2014 BMW 428I
- 2015 BMW 428I
- 2016 BMW 428I
- 2014 BMW 435I
- 2015 BMW 435I
- 2016 BMW 435I
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2015 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW M235I
- 2015 BMW M235I
- 2016 BMW M235I
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.