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Service bulletin B540316

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10146835
Published by NHTSA2018-11-05
Manufacturer's numberB540316
Manufacturer's date2016-09-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

THE HEADLINER RETAINING STRAPS ARE TORN OR CHAFED.Customer notices torn or chafed headliner bands (straps) or headliner. Convertible top tensioning bands develop tears and may result in a damaged headliner.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BMW 228I2015, 2016
BMW M235I2015, 2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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