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Service bulletins for the 2014 BMW i3

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.

313 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Electrical system are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
B6212152018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY IMPLAUSIBLE: In the Instrument Cluster (Kombi) display you may observe an implausible outside temperature reading.
B8402142018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ConnectedDrive/BMW Assist System Diagnosis Information
B6143172018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EME FAULT CODES S0728 / S0729: A fault (S0728 for F15 PHEV or S0729 for i3) is found stored in the EME during ISTA short test. Diagnostic instructions indicate to reprogram EME.
B6142172018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MIL ACTIVATED AFTER DC CHARGING LIM FC 805526: While DC charging, the charge session may fail to start and a Check Engine Light is illuminated. Fault Code 805526 is stored in the LIM as well
B6141172018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. END OF SERVICE (EOS) TEST FAILS: After repairing the high-voltage battery, the EoS (End of Service) test fails.
B1225172018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS (EME): Due to EME software error, the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) may not illuminate in the cases of OBD-relevant faults of charging electronics.
B6121162018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAMMING CONTROL UNITS (RANGE): The actual range can be inaccurate in relation to the state of charge of the high-voltage battery.
B6120162018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 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%:
B6108152018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 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 cannot be unlocked and disconnected.
B6104182018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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 not functional after programming of vehicle.
B-6135142015-09-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AFTER PROGRAMMING THE DISPLAYED RANGE APPEARS TO BE LOWER PRIOR TO SOFTWARE UPDATE *CN
B-6105152015-09-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE TERMINAL ON CABLE CONNECTION CAN BE MOVED WHICH CAUSES 12VOLT BATTERY ADAPTERS TO APPEAR LOOSE *CN
SIB-61-36-142015-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: MONITOR OF ISOLATION RESISTANCE TO ENSURE SEPARATION OF HV+ OR HV- AND VEHICLE GROUND AND NOT LET IT DROP BELOW PREDETERMINED THRESHOLD, CAUSING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) TO APPEAR AND NOT PREVENT OR LEAD TO BREAKDOWN FOR RESTARTING. *PE
SIB-61-35-142015-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: VEHICLE PROGRAMMED; ACTUAL RANGE VEHICLE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING TO FULL CHARGE NOT CHANGED DUE TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWING RANGE LOWER THAN PRIOR UPDATE OF SOFTWARE. *PE
SIB-61-31-142015-06-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: LEVEL 2 CHARGE WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO INCREASE CHARGING TIME DUE TO CONVENIENCE CHARGING ELECTRONICS (KLE), WITH FAULTY FITTED CAPACITOR. *PE
SIB-61-29-142015-06-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY FAILS TO CHARGE ABOVE CERTAIN STATE WHEN PERFORMING VEHICLE PDI AND CAUSES LED RING AROUND CHARGE PORT TO BLINK RED. *PE
SIB-61-28-142015-06-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: CONVENIENCE CHARGING ELECTRONICS (KLE) HAD HIGH VOLTAGE (HV) CONNECTORS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING A NO CHARGE OR FAILURE OF INTERMITTENT CHARGING. *PE
SIB-12-10-142014-09-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW: THERE IS NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES, OR FUNCTIONALITY, OR EMISSIONS-RELATED PROBLEMS OF CHECK ENGINE LAMP (CEL), DUE TO AN INTERMITTENT CEL BEING ILLUMINATED. MODEL I01 (I3). *PE UPDATED 9/4/14. *PE
SIB-12-08-142014-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW: A MESSAGE, RED OR YELLOW CHECK CONTROL, IS DISPLAYED IN INSTRUMENT PANEL, AFTER SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF. MODEL I01. *PE
SIB-61-10-142014-08-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: ON SOME VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A FAULT CODE (21F046) STORED IN THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ELECTRONICS. MODEL I3 AND I3 REX. PRODUCED TO 6/30/14. *JS

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.