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Service bulletins for the 2016 BMW i8

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.

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

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B1235152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. "Shift Delay or Loss of Power in ""MAX eDrive"" Mode. In rare cases, when driving in ""MAX eDrive"" mode (LED on eDRIVE button lit up) and the highvoltage battery SOC is 100%, the following vehicle behavior may occur: ? A shift delay of up to 2 seconds when rolling slowly forward (for example at a traffic light). ? During acceleration, from speeds below 3 mph, there is a loss of power (about 2 seconds) shortly after reaching the 3 mph threshold. Note: There is no display of Check Control messages or corresponding fault codes. CAUSE Electrical Machine Electronics (EME) software."
B1230152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "EME Fault Code: 222011. ? It is not possible to engage any drive position and/or the display on the gear selector switch (GWS) returns back to ""P"" and ""P"" begins to flash. ? Check Control Messages (CCM): 170 ""Drivetrain fault!"" and/or 633 ""Drivetrain fault!"" is displayed in the instrument cluster. ? Fault code 222011 ""Electrical machine, rotor position sensor, signal: Rotor position sensor adjustment not yet performed"" is stored in the Electrical Machine Electronics (EME). CAUSE EME software."
B1228152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "EME Fault Code: 2228BF. Check control message (CCM) 170 ""Drivetrain fault"" is displayed in the instrument cluster and fault code 2228BF ""EME: internal fault (drive position monitoring)"" is stored in the Electrical Machine Electronics (EME). This could also be accompanied by EME fault code 222852 ""Gear position actuator, monitoring parking lock position: P incorrectly engaged"". CAUSE EME software."
B1227152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "Service Engine Soon (MIL) - IHKA FC 801375. The Service Engine Soon light (MIL) is currently or intermittently illuminated in the instrument cluster and fault code 801375 ""Electric auxiliary heater (high voltage) is stored: Temporary fault detected after software reset ""is stored in the Automatic Climate Control (IHKA). CAUSE IHKA software or Electric Heater (EH)."
B6208152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Instrument Cluster intermittently inoperative. Intermittently the Instrument Cluster (Kombi) numerical displays are shown as just a line/dash.
B6110152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "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."
B1222152018-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "Service Engine Soon (MIL): EME FC 222321. The Service Engine Soon light (MIL) is intermittently illuminated in the instrument cluster, and fault code 222321 ""Inverter, current sensor phase U, signal: Too great"" is stored in the Electric Machine Electronics (EME). CAUSE EME software error"
B6205162018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Head-up Display is no Longer Visible. HUD (Head-up Display) adjusted to the lowest position is no longer visible. Software in the instrument cluster
B6120152018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "Check Control Messages for the 12 Volt Battery are Displayed. Sporadically, one or more of the following Check Control Messages may be displayed. The vehicle starts without problems and after a key cycle, the messages are gone. ID 229 - ""Charge Battery"" ID 304 - ""Change Battery"" ID 415 - ""Discharge Battery while stationary"" ID 460 - ""Replace Battery"" ID 461 - ""Battery state of charge... %"" Additionally, one or more of the following fault codes may be stored: DME - 213901 ""Power management: reduction or switching off of individual electrical consumers"" BDC - 8040C7 ""IBS: The recharging limit has been reached"" CAUSE Software error in the IBS (Intelligent Battery Sensor)."
B6107152018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "Charging Stops when Using ""Occasional Use"" Cable. When charging the vehicle with the Occasional Use Cable (OUC), and the charge rate set to ""Min"" in the CID, charging may switch off during the charge cycle. In rare cases, the vehicle may not start the charging cycle at all. The following fault is stored in the Electric Machine Electronics (EME): 0x222843 - charging management: Charging target not reachable (power of charger too low) Updated software is available to prevent this situation from recurring. CAUSE The EME software had a minimum charging power threshold of 600W. On the ""Min"" charge setting in the CID, the target charging current is 6 amps. Therefore, if the available voltage at the wall socket dips below 100 volts at any time, charging will be switched off."
B5113152018-11-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Front Windows Reverse Direction when Being Used. When the customer closes one of the front side windows using the one-touch feature, the window reverses direction and opens automatically. CAUSE Faulty window motor
B6118162018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION & SME FC 21F0E3. Red Check Control message (CCM) " Drive: Check as soon as possible" Fault Code 21F0E3 "High-voltage electrical system: Insulation resistance below threshold (fault)" stored in the battery management electronics (SME) Extreme moisture in the high-voltage battery may lead to sporadic isolation faults."
B6115172018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ?SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAMMING CONTROL MODULES FOR OBD COMPLIANCE. Communication between the HV Battery Control Module (SME) and the HV Electrical Machine Electronics (EME) may be disrupted. The Check Engine Light may not be illuminated when the OBD related fault is stored in the SME module. SME diagnostic software error.
B6506162018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ?NBT HEAD UNIT ABORTS IMPORT OF CD Whats New: ? G12 (7 Series) removed ? I01 (i3) removed ? Warranty Section updated for removal of G12 and I01 . While importing a CD to the internal music collection of an NBT head unit the process aborts. You will see 'import error' on the radio display when this occurs. NBT Head Unit software
B6115172018-11-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAMMING CONTROL MODULES FOR OBD COMPLIANCE. Communication between the HV Battery Control Module (SME) and the HV Electrical Machine Electronics (EME) may be disrupted. The Check Engine Light may not be illuminated when the ODB related fault is stored in the SME module. SME diagnostic software error.
B6407182018-10-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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 time range (With the vehicle time setting set to 24 hour).
B8408182018-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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:
B6601182018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. REMOTE KEY WILL NOT OPEN OR START VEHICLE: Remote key battery in service significantly less (under a year) than expected two-year life-span.
B6513162018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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 recognizes a different VIN.
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
B1208182018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ROUGH RUNNING AND VARIOUS VANOS FAULTS STORED: The check engine light is illuminated and the vehicle may run rough at idle and while driving.
B1205182018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. MIL ILLUMINATED AFTER PROGRAMMING WITH ISTA 4.08.1X: After programming the vehicle with ISTA 4.08.1x (I level 17-11-520), the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) is displayed in the instrument cluster but there are no MIL relevant fault codes stored.

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