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BMW 228I 2014–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B640621 · NHTSA communication 10201145 · issued Jul 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2021
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Different air temperatures are felt from left to right out of the front fresh air grilles (air vent). The following fault code is saved in the IHKA (integrated automatic heating/air conditioning system) control unit: 801189 - Engine mixed air right: Initialization fault.

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.