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Service bulletin B651620

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 id10181234
Published by NHTSA2020-10-19
Manufacturer's numberB651620
Manufacturer's date2020-09-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE ACTION - PROGRAM HEAD UNIT: Incorrect encoding of the head unit, US type-specific scopes were not included. Software in the Head Unit.

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

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BMW 228I2020, 2021
BMW M235I2020, 2021

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

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