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BMW 1 Series M 2009–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B651320 · NHTSA communication 10188954 · issued Feb 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2009–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

COLLECTION OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS: BMW intends to perform evaluations and analyses on these side air bags.

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.