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BMW 228I 2017–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B651721 · NHTSA communication 10201148 · issued Jul 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

The BMW key card cannot be activated. The activation menu in the BMW iDrive is missing.

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.