BMW 228I 2013–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B514616 · NHTSA communication 10238081 · issued May 1, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2013–2023
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Upon opening and closing the tailgate, a creaking/groaning sound can be heard from tailgate actuator.
Vehicles covered
- 2020 BMW 228I
- 2021 BMW 228I
- 2022 BMW 228I
- 2023 BMW 230I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2015 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 328I
- 2021 BMW 330E
- 2022 BMW 330E
- 2023 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2018 BMW 330I
- 2019 BMW 330I
- 2020 BMW 330I
- 2021 BMW 330I
- 2022 BMW 330I
- 2023 BMW 330I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 335I
- 2017 BMW 340I
- 2018 BMW 340I
- 2019 BMW 340I
- 2020 BMW 340I
- 2015 BMW 428I
- 2016 BMW 428I
- 2017 BMW 430I
- 2018 BMW 430I
- 2019 BMW 430I
- 2020 BMW 430I
- 2021 BMW 430I
- 2022 BMW 430I
- 2023 BMW 430I
- 2015 BMW 435I
- 2016 BMW 435I
- 2017 BMW 440I
- 2018 BMW 440I
- 2019 BMW 440I
- 2020 BMW 440I
- 2018 BMW 530E
- 2019 BMW 530E
- 2020 BMW 530E
- 2021 BMW 530E
- 2022 BMW 530E
- 2023 BMW 530E
- 2017 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 530I
- 2019 BMW 530I
- 2020 BMW 530I
- 2021 BMW 530I
- 2022 BMW 530I
- 2023 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 540D
- 2019 BMW 540D
- 2020 BMW 540D
- 2017 BMW 540I
- 2018 BMW 540I
- 2019 BMW 540I
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.