Service bulletin B513515

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10147875
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-13
Manufacturer's number	B513515
Manufacturer's date	2015-12-01
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

"Paint may be blistered / damaged in the area on the left side roof side frame AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves certain F82 (M4 Coupe) models produced from January 13, 2015 to April 1, 2015. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader. Paint on the left roof side frame may be damaged due to exposure to high heat during production."

The document

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Components

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BMW M4	2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V653000	2016-09-09. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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