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BMW 128I 2008–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 540810 · NHTSA communication 10162427 · issued Jul 10, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2013
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Convertible Top Does Not Open Properly. When opening the convertible top, the interior cover flap remains open. CAUSE: The cable for the flap operation is either kinked or dislodged.

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.