Service bulletin B010818

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10249438
Published by NHTSA	2024-02-01
Manufacturer's number	B010818
Manufacturer's date	2024-01-25
NHTSA component	AIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

The Supplemental Restraint System’s (SRS) air bag warning lamp is illuminated, and the air bag control unit’s (ACSM4i) fault memory has stored one or both of the following fault codes: 930904 Airbag Driver 1st Stage: "Resistance too large” 93090A Airbag Driver 2nd Stage: “Resistance too large"

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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
BMW I3	2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V720000	2017-11-16. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
15V628000	2015-10-07. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
2015446	2015-10-05. Airbag
14V422000	2014-07-14. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

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
B321119	2021-04-26. Service bulletin. STEERING ASSISTANCE SPORADIC REDUCTION: The driver notices a reduction of steering assistance sporadically while in certain driving situations. Steering control is never lost when the reduction of assistance occurs.
B513016	2020-04-20. Service bulletin. TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS: This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 4) replaces SI B51 30 16 dated March 2018. Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked Trunk/tailgate may open while the vehicle is in motion usually after stopping such as a traffic light etc. Vehicle key trunk/tailgate button may be accidentally pressed thus opening the tailgate.
B321119	2020-04-20. Service bulletin. SPORADIC REDUCTION OF STEERING ASSISTANCE: This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 1) replaces SI B32 11 19 dated October 2019. The driver notices a reduction of steering assistance sporadically while in certain driving situations. Steering control is never lost when the reduction of assistance occurs. The fault may self-correct for no obvious reason or be eliminated with a terminal change/key cycle. There is no Check Control (CC) message when the issue occurs. Unfavorable software in the Electric Power Steering (EPS).
B651218	2019-02-25. Service bulletin. AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT REPLACEMENT. The airbag indicator light illuminates after replacing the CIS (Capacitive Interior Sensing) mat.
B650715	2018-12-10. Service bulletin. "This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B65 07 15 dated January 2016. SUBJECT Airbag Warning Light ON: Fault 930BE8, High-voltage System Shutdown. The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster is on, or the check control message (CCM) ""Restraint system faulty"" is displayed. The advance crash safety module (ACSM4I) has fault code 930BE8 ""High-voltage system switchoff Range extender Electrical Machine Electronics (REME)/battery management electronics: Resistance too high"" stored. A sporadically poor connection causes high resistance in the airbag ignition circuit."
B650715	2018-12-10. Service bulletin. "This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B65 07 15 dated April 2015. designates changes to this revision SUBJECT Airbag Warning Light ON: Fault 930BE8, High-voltage System Shutdown . The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster is on, or the check control message (CCM) ""Restraint system faulty"" is displayed. The advance crash safety module (ACSM4I) has fault code 930BE8 ""High-voltage system switchoff Range extender Electrical Machine Electronics (REME)/battery management electronics: Resistance too high"" stored. A sporadically poor connection causes high resistance in the airbag ignition circuit."
B651816	2018-11-26. Service bulletin. The airbag warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up while the vehicle is in motion. The airbag control unit (ACSM4) contains the following fault(s): ? 930904 - Drivers airbag interval stage 1, resistance too high ? 93090A - Drivers airbag interval stage 2, resistance too high Tension caused by harness cable tie on short jumper harness located between steering column slip ring and driver's airbag creates excess resistance.
B650315	2018-11-13. Service bulletin. "Airbag Warning Light ON: Fault 930BE3, High-voltage System Shutdown. The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster is on, or the check control message (CCM) ""Restraint system faulty"" is displayed. The advance crash safety module (ACSM4I) control has fault code 930BE3 ""High-voltage system switch-off (EME/convenience charging electronics/auxiliary battery): Resistance too high"" stored. A sporadically poor connection causes high resistance in the airbag ignition circuit."
320714	2018-11-13. Service bulletin. "SUBJECT Sporadic Electronic Power Steering (EPS) Warning Lamp when Starting Drive Readiness. An EPS warning lamp may intermittently light up in the instrument cluster when starting drive readiness. No steering assistance is available at this time. After a terminal change (switching the ignition off and on again), the warning lamp is no longer illuminated. Software error in the EPS control unit Fault code ""FC 4823E6-Internal control unit-power pack faulty"" may be stored in the EPS."
B651816	2018-11-05. Service bulletin. AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED This Service Information bulletin Replaces SI B65 18 16 dated July 2016.. The airbag warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up while the vehicle is in motion. The airbag control unit (ACSM4) contains the following fault(s): 930904 - Drivers airbag interval stage 1, resistance too high 93090A - Drivers airbag interval stage 2, resistance too high Tension caused by harness cable tie on short jumper harness located between steering column slip ring and driver's airbag creates excess resistance.