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BMW 1 Series M 2009–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B613014 · NHTSA communication 10153642 · issued Jan 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2017
model years
48
vehicle entries

Official summary

BMW Maintenance Program: 12-Volt Battery Replacement Measure. INFORMATION This bulletin outlines a customer satisfaction measure that has been designed exclusively for the BMW vehicles listed above. It involves the replacement of the 12-volt battery as a preventive maintenance measure.

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.