BMW 228I 2013–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B512315 · NHTSA communication 10151318 · issued May 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2013–2018
model years
35
vehicle entries
Official summary
SI B51 23 15 Body Equipment May 2016 Technical Service The Driver's Side Front/Rear Door Can No Longer Be Opened from the Outside This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B51 23 15 dated September 2015.. A driver's-side door cannot be opened by the outside door handle. This concern can also affect the driver's side rear door on the F34 and F36. The Bowden cable has become detached.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 228I
- 2015 BMW 228I
- 2016 BMW 228I
- 2017 BMW 230I
- 2018 BMW 230I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2015 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 328I
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 335I
- 2017 BMW 340I
- 2014 BMW 428I
- 2015 BMW 428I
- 2016 BMW 428I
- 2017 BMW 430I
- 2018 BMW 430I
- 2014 BMW 435I
- 2015 BMW 435I
- 2016 BMW 435I
- 2017 BMW 440I
- 2018 BMW 440I
- 2017 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2014 BMW M235I
- 2015 BMW M235I
- 2016 BMW M235I
- 2017 BMW M240I
- 2018 BMW M240I
- 2015 BMW M4
- 2016 BMW M4
- 2017 BMW M4
- 2018 BMW M4
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.