BMW 328I 2013–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B260116 · NHTSA communication 10151358 · issued Jun 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2018
model years
20
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vibration or Knocking Noise from the Center of the Vehicle. When accelerating, there is a knocking, or vibration, felt from the center of the vehicle. This sensation can be easily duplicated when accelerating with the transmission in 2nd or 3rd gear (manual mode). Torque flex in the rear driveshaft.
Vehicles covered
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.