2018 BMW I3 Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 17V720000 on 11/16/2017
- Component:
- Air bags:frontal
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/2013 - 11/13/2017
- Affected:
- 32,000
- Defect:
- Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2014-2018 bmw i3 electric and hybrid electric vehicles. unbelted, small adult, drivers may be at a higher risk of neck injury in the event of a frontal crash. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence:
- During a frontal impact, unbelted, small adult, drivers could be at a higher risk of neck injury.
- Correction:
- Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will update the driver air bag control unit software, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin january 8, 2018. owners may contact bmw customer service at the dedicated i3 recall number 1-855-269-3361.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 18V652000 on 09/25/2018
- Component:
- Equipment:electrical
- Manufactured:
- 02/26/2018 - 08/21/2018
- Affected:
- 3,501
- Defect:
- Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2018 bmw 330e iperformance, i3 rex, i3 sport rex, x5 xdrive40e, i3 bev, i3 sport bev and 2019 i8 and i8 roadster vehicles and 2018-2019 530e iperformance, 530e xdrive iperformance and 740le xdrive iperformance vehicles. capacitors within the turbocord portable chargers may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or a fire.
- Consequence:
- An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
- Correction:
- Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the charging cable, and replace it if necessary, free of charge. an interim notification was mailed to owners on november 19, 2018. a second notification will be sent when the remedy is available. owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2018 BMW I3 TSBs (37)
- Bulletin:
- B651316
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Nbt-evo head unit cannot be swapped between vehicles for testing. 'component protection active': if either the nbt-evo head unit or body domain controller (bdc) are swapped into a different vehicle they will cause the head unit nbt-evo to e
- Bulletin:
- B840618
- Component:
- 353100 equipment:electrical:anti-theft devices
- Summary:
- Connecteddrive-remote services do not function: remote services (such as locking and unlocking the car, vehicle location by honking the horn, flashing the lights or on the map in the bmw connected app) do not function after vehicle has been
- Bulletin:
- B310118
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Noise from front axle when steering: chattering or squeaking noise is heard (refer to attached video https://tinyurl.com/y9kwrucl ) from the front axle under the following steering conditions:
- Bulletin:
- B513016
- Component:
- 173100 latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch
- Summary:
- Tailgate unintentionally opens: trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked.
- Bulletin:
- B610418
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Eme sets fault code 222931 or low cost charging not functional after programming: fault code "222931 ð charge management function: settings not calibrated" is stored in the electrical machine electronics (eme), and/or "low cost charging" is
- Bulletin:
- B610815
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- High-voltage charging cable lock malfunction: the vehicle cannot be charged via the high-voltage charging procedure. the indicator light on the charging socket lights up white and does not change colors. the high-voltage charging cable cann
- Bulletin:
- B612016
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Power loss at very low soc of hv battery: the vehicle may exhibit any of the following at very low state of charge (soc) ð less than 8%:
- Bulletin:
- B612116
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Service action: programming control units (range): the actual range can be inaccurate in relation to the state of charge of the high-voltage battery.
- Bulletin:
- B630516
- Component:
- 120000 lighting (pws)
- Summary:
- Headlight assemblies have visible internal moisture/condensation: water on the inside (a) or misting (b) of both headlight lenses that is visible from outside.
- Bulletin:
- B641316
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- A/c failure: fc 801252 electric a/c compressor: internal fault detected: air conditioning (a/c) failure with ihka fault code "801252 - electric a/c compressor: internal fault detected".
- Bulletin:
- B621215
- Component:
- 117000 digital instrument panel
- Summary:
- Instrument cluster outside temperature display implausible: in the instrument cluster (kombi) display you may observe an implausible outside temperature reading.
- Bulletin:
- B651316
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- Nbt-evo head unit cannot be swapped between vehicles for testing: if either the nbt-evo head unit or body domain controller (bdc) are swapped into a different vehicle they will cause the head unit nbt-evo to enter a locked mode once it reco
- Bulletin:
- B660918
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Check control states remote key is missing when the key is located in the vehicle: only affects vehicles that have been programmed with ista 4.10.1x and i-level 18-03-511 or 18-03-576
- Bulletin:
- B840718
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Iphone: call list missing after restart: the call list from iphone 8 or iphone x, that is displayed, is missing after cycling the ignition.
- Bulletin:
- B840818
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Head unit high 2 reset while bluetooth is connected: the following event may cause an unexpected reset of the head unit high 2 (nbt evo) when:
- Bulletin:
- B120118
- Component:
- 063100 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control
- Summary:
- Eme faults cannot be read in ista: while diagnosing faults with in the eme, no fault details will appear and no relevant test plans will be linked.
- Bulletin:
- B513016
- Component:
- 162500 structure:body:tailgate
- Summary:
- Tailgate unintentionally opens: trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked.
- Bulletin:
- B650318
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- No audio playback after replacing the head unit high 2 (hu-h2): after replacing the head unit high (hu-h2) and performing ista4 programming, there is no audio playback.
- Bulletin:
- B660118
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Remote key will not open or start vehicle: remote key battery in service significantly less (under a year) than expected two-year life-span.
- Bulletin:
- B840314
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Bluetooth connection failures: there are various connectivity failures with the following devices: apple iphones: samsung s6 and the s6 edge.
- Bulletin:
- B610518
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- Service action: kle - convenience charging electronics i01 rex: obd relevant diagnoses of the kle (convenience charging electronics) cannot be processed correctly because of a data transmission error in the eme (electrical machine electroni
- Bulletin:
- B650709
- Component:
- 353500 equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system)
- Summary:
- Navigation system: reporting missing or incorrect road map data: the route guidance is inaccurate and therefore irritating to the customer; or it is not possible to locate certain addresses, for instance:
- Bulletin:
- B840616
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Bmw online non-functional: check icc-id in account: bmw online/bmw connecteddrive not functional.
- Bulletin:
- B840818
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Head unit high 2 reset while bluetooth is connected: the following event may cause an unexpected reset of the head unit high 2 (nbt evo) when:
- Bulletin:
- B611116
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- The charging cable does not release from the charging socket after charging: the charging cable does not release from the charging socket after charging.
- Bulletin:
- B650709
- Component:
- 353500 equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system)
- Summary:
- Navigation system: reporting missing or incorrect road map data: the route guidance is inaccurate and therefore irritating to the customer; or it is not possible to locate certain addresses, for instance:
- Bulletin:
- B651316
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Component protection active. head units cannot be swapped between vehicles for testing.: if either the head unit (nbt-evo or entry-nav-evo) or the body domain controller (bdc) are swapped into a different vehicle they will cause the head un
- Bulletin:
- B840214
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Connecteddrive/bmw assist system diagnosis information: connecteddrive/bmw assist features are partially or completely inoperative.
- Bulletin:
- B840918
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Phone contacts: headunit basic 2 sorting order: improper sorting of phone contacts, in the on-board computer or in the central information display (cid), upon connecting to the vehicle:
- Bulletin:
- B610518
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Service action: kle - convenience charging electronics i01 rex: obd relevant diagnoses of the kle (convenience charging electronics) cannot be processed correctly because of a data transmission error in the eme (electrical machine electroni
- Bulletin:
- B611018
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- The display goes black, vehicle doesnt start again after switching the engine off.: on board computer and navigation system goes black or resets.
- Bulletin:
- B640718
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Stationary climate control not possible when set for departure time between 0:00 and 0:30 time range: the programmed stationary climate control ventilation function does not switch on when the departure time is set between 0:00 and 0:30 tim
- Bulletin:
- B840214
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Connecteddrive/bmw assist system diagnosis information this service information bulletin replaces si b84 02 14 dated july 2014 what's new: model - removed models which no longer support bmw assist functionality and added new models. proce
- Bulletin:
- B122916
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Service engine soon (mil) - rdme fc 124301/124302. malfunction indicator light illuminated. fuel-air mixture error codes in the range extender digital motor electronics (rdme). possible hardware defect of: the oxygen sensor before catalyti
- Bulletin:
- B611915
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Grating or scraping noise when turning steering wheel. there is a grating or scraping noise when the steering wheel is turned. the noise comes from the steering column switch cluster (szl), coil spring or steering wheel. when the steering w
- Bulletin:
- B621117
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Instrument cluster hazes over. customer notices a gray haze (shown below) on the instrument cluster face after: instrument cluster was cleaned with a microfiber cloth. a film is removed from instrument cluster face after repair. excessive
- Bulletin:
- B650915
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Si b65 09 15 november 2016 audio, navigation, monitors, alarms,srs technical service nbt head unit high (hu-h) resets intermittently or permanently. the head unit-high (hu-h) resets intermittently or permanently. 1. the display is inoperati
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