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BMW 228I 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B120119 · NHTSA communication 10153741 · issued Jan 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2018
model years
48
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service action: program the digital motor electronics (dme). In the dme control unit software.

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.