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Service bulletin B513218

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 id10184578
Published by NHTSA2020-12-21
Manufacturer's numberB513218
Manufacturer's date2020-11-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

PAINT ON THE B-PILLAR IS SCRATCHED/DAMAGED: The paint finish of the door jamb (above the door striker) is scratched due to the inner door cavity window seal.

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 228I2014, 2015, 2016
BMW 230I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW 428I2014, 2015, 2016
BMW 430I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
BMW 435I2014, 2015, 2016
BMW 440I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW 840I2020, 2021
BMW M22021
BMW M235I2014, 2015, 2016
BMW M240I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW M42015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW M440I2021
BMW M82020, 2021
BMW M850I2019
BMW M850I2020, 2021
BMW M850XI2019
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE2021 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R NINE T RACER2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R NINE T SCRAMBLER2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R1200 RT POLICE2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20V4950002020-08-20. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20181592018-04-04. Accessories
17V4810002017-07-28. EQUIPMENT
16V6530002016-09-09. 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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B5112232025-07-28. Warranty extension. After carrying out the vehicle test, one or more of the stored faults indicate that the operation of the front bottom active air flap is obstructed or blocked.
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B6608202024-03-02. Service bulletin. The functionality of the right rear SRR sensor could be reduced which would display the "Driving Assistance"- Check Control Message.
B6404162024-02-01. Service bulletin. Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.
B6105242024-02-01. Service bulletin. The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit (HU-H3). FaultB7F8F9 â“ âHU-H: Resetâ will be stored in the HU-H3.