BMW 228I 2012–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 511014 · NHTSA communication 10148270 · issued Apr 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2012–2015
model years
24
vehicle entries
Official summary
Front Door Loudspeaker Make Noises When Cold. The customer complains of front door loudspeaker noises when the temperature is below freezing. CAUSE Water from the door window may enter the rear area of the front door medium range loudspeaker basket/cage and can solidify when the temperature drops below freezing, creating the noise.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 228I
- 2015 BMW 228I
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2015 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2015 BMW 328D
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2015 BMW 328I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 428I
- 2015 BMW 428I
- 2014 BMW 435I
- 2015 BMW 435I
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2015 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW M235I
- 2015 BMW M235I
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.