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BMW 228I 2012–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B640613 · NHTSA communication 10186227 · issued Dec 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

?A/C COOLING INTERMITTENT REDUCTION OF AIR FLOW: Customer may complain of reduced air flow when the air conditioning system is operated for an extended time, usually longer than 30 minutes. The evaporator starts to freeze up.

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.