{"nhtsa_id":10147775,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-13","date":"2015-10-01","document_id":"B513315","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"The left A-pillar/bulkhead joint may be leaking. AFFECTED VEHICLES The joint of the bulkhead plate and A-pillar reinforcement is supposed to be sealed with an adhesive strip and a PVC seam.The PVC seam was not applied correctly in places and can cause leaks. 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. The joint of the bulkhead plate and A-pillar reinforcement is supposed to be sealed with an adhesive strip and a PVC seam.The PVC seam was not applied correctly in places and can cause leaks.\"","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147775-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147775-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10147775","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"228I","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_bmw_228i","2015_bmw_228i","2016_bmw_228i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M235I","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_bmw_m235i","2015_bmw_m235i","2016_bmw_m235i"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}