BMW 228I 2012–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B011319 · NHTSA communication 10171414 · issued Jan 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2012–2020
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
SIDE PANEL REAR LIGHT HOUSINGS: LTD WTY EXT TO 10 YEARS WITHOUT MILEAGE LIMIT: The rear light housing(s) can loosen/detach at the mounting tabs this can cause a clacking sound in the rear of the vehicle while driving. The plastic mounting tabs for the rear tail light assembly housing(s) may become too brittle and crack to the point where the hold down nut(s) can no longer keep the housing(s) in place.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 228I
- 2015 BMW 228I
- 2016 BMW 228I
- 2017 BMW 230I
- 2018 BMW 230I
- 2019 BMW 230I
- 2020 BMW 230I
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2015 BMW 320I
- 2016 BMW 320I
- 2017 BMW 320I
- 2018 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2015 BMW 328D
- 2016 BMW 328D
- 2017 BMW 328D
- 2018 BMW 328D
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2015 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 328I
- 2016 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330E
- 2018 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2018 BMW 330I
- 2019 BMW 330I
- 2020 BMW 330I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2015 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 335I
- 2017 BMW 335I
- 2016 BMW 340I
- 2017 BMW 340I
- 2018 BMW 340I
- 2020 BMW 340I
- 2017 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2017 BMW 740E
- 2018 BMW 740E
- 2019 BMW 740E
- 2017 BMW 740I
- 2018 BMW 740I
- 2019 BMW 740I
- 2020 BMW 740I
- 2016 BMW 740LI
- 2017 BMW 740LI
- 2020 BMW 745E
- 2018 BMW 750I
- 2019 BMW 750I
- 2016 BMW 750LI
- 2017 BMW 750LI
- 2018 BMW 750LI
- 2019 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2015 BMW Activehybrid 3
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.