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BMW 128I 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin B170318 · NHTSA communication 10193494 · issued Aug 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Butt connector for repairing a plug connection. The ?top up coolant? message is displayed in the central display (CC message ID 166). When checking the cooling system there are no leaks found and the expansion tank is filled to the proper level.

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.