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BMW 228I 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B110317 · NHTSA communication 10204534 · issued Oct 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2018
model years
43
vehicle entries

Official summary

For the above-referenced vehicles, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) is extending the limited warranty for the engine timing chain and oil pump drive chain modules to: 7 years/70,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date.

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.