Service bulletin B611015
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10147719 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-11-13 |
| Manufacturer's number | B611015 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-06-01 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY |
NHTSA's summary
"i8: Retrofitting High-Voltage Battery Ground Cables. INFORMATION Part Number Covered under the terms of the Limited Warranty for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks. Covered under the terms of the BMW Certified Pre-Owned Program when necessary and performed in conjunction with the CPO covered repair. Work time labor operation code 61 99 000 is not considered a Main labor operation. Also, since the ""work time"" FRU allowance to be claimed is specified, a separate punch time is not required unless it also includes other work that needs to claimed together with this work time labor operation."
The document
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Components
Electrical system, 12-volt battery
| BMW I8 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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| SIB-61-10-15 | 2015-09-19. Service bulletin. BMW: WHEN HV BATTERY IS REASSEMBLY, AFTER REMOVAL, GROUND POINTS RESISTANCE CONTACT WILL INCREASE, RESULTING IN HOUSING GROUNDING PATH FOR HV BATTERY IS INCORRECT. MODEL I8. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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