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BMW 228I 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 112014 · NHTSA communication 10149285 · issued Oct 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2015
model years
27
vehicle entries

Official summary

Delivery Stop: Crankcase Failure. A Delivery Stop has been issued on certain 2015 model year vehicles with N20/N26 engines produced from September 4, 2014 through October 21, 2014. These vehicles may have a crankcase failure. Approximately 145 vehicles are affected.

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.