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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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B8406182018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. 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 sitting for extended amount of time (In excess of 20 hours).
B6513162018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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 enter a locked mode once it recognizes a different VIN.
B8411172018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. BMW APPS RANDOMLY STARTS PLAYING ON ITS OWN: While listening to FM, or AM, or Satellite Radio (SDARs), the audio source randomly switches to BMW Apps (Pandora, Spotify, Audible etc.) with no input from driver or passenger.
P-17-042018-03-13. Service bulletin. TIRES; WHEELS. The 175/55R20 89Q XL Rear tire is an acceptable replacement on 2014-2016 model years equipped with the 20 inch wheel option.
P17022017-11-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. Model year 2014 thru 2016 i3 was specified with 175/55R20 85Q Bridgestone Ecopia EP500. BMW specifies the 2017 model year i3 with 175/55R20 89Q XL Bridgestone Ecopia EP500.
B54 01 162016-07-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. A Delivery Stop has been issued on i01 (i3 Battery Electric Vehicle) produced from December 09, 2015 to January 22, 2016. These vehicles are equipped with a sunroof as part of the Shadow Sport limited edition. The sunroof may not be properly sealed, so that leaks could possibly develop. Affected vehicles have been identified and will display under “vehicle comments” in DCS Warranty or ISPA Light.

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