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BMW 1 Series M 2009–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B641015 · NHTSA communication 10151113 · issued Feb 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain air conditioning condensers must be replaced. Premature condenser failure due to corrosion. Replace the condenser if the vehicle contains the affected part number (9255983) AND the production date of the part falls on or before 11/11/13.

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.