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BMW 1 Series M 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 513314 · NHTSA communication 10148421 · issued Nov 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B51 33 14 dated October 2014. designates changes to this revision SUBJECT New "Gas Door Operation" Instruction Label. Initial quality reports show the customers are not certain how to open and close the fuel filler flap.

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.