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BMW 228I 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B620116 · NHTSA communication 10151016 · issued Jan 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2018
model years
55
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Vehicles which have had the Instrument Cluster (KOMBI) replaced may display incorrect CBS (Condition Based Service) data after programming. AFFECTED VEHICLES Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader. Incorrect SW calibration loaded after KOMBI replacement."

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.