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BMW 228I 2012–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B520317 · NHTSA communication 10146547 · issued Feb 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2017
model years
47
vehicle entries

Official summary

?MISSING AUDIO NOTIFICATION WHEN STORING SEAT MEMORY . When saving seat memory settings (Memory 1 or Memory 2) with a vehicle without navigation, there is no audio tone confirmation. Software error in control unit of Seat Module 2.

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.