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BMW 228I 2016–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B090221 · NHTSA communication 10204532 · issued Oct 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

With the introduction of BMW Remote Software Upgrade, all Service Pack 18 vehicles and partial Service Pack 15 vehicles may receive new functionalities or modifications in their features with a new Software Update.

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.