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BMW 230I 2014–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B120818 · NHTSA communication 10136333 · issued Mar 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2018
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

ROUGH RUNNING AND VARIOUS VANOS FAULTS STORED: The check engine light is illuminated and the vehicle may run rough at idle and while driving.

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.