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BMW 228I 2019–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B620121 · NHTSA communication 10194308 · issued Apr 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019–2021
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BASIC PROGRAMMING ABORT: While programming with the current ISTA version, there is a repeated programming abort for the instrument cluster (Kombi).

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.