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BMW 428I 2012–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B520116 · NHTSA communication 10151264 · issued Apr 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2016
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Front Seat Backrests Vibrates on Rough Roads. Both front seat backrests vibrate and rattle while driving over rough roads with the seat in an unloaded condition (no pressure applied on the backrest). Play at the inner backrest pivot point.

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.