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BMW 228I 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B610819 · NHTSA communication 10163049 · issued Jun 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2018
model years
58
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Information June 2019 General Electrical Systems B61 08 19 Technical Service WINDSHIELD WIPERS SWITCH ON BY THEMSELVES. The windshield wipers switch on by themselves and can no longer be switched off despite activation of the switch. An internal software error in the SZL (steering column switch cluster).

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.