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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Only bulletins with component: Steering column and wheel are shown. Show all
| B511916 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:COLUMN. "STEERING COLUMN STALK SWITCH STICKING. The steering column stalk switch for the turn signal sticks when actuating ""headlight flasher"" mode. Interference fit between stalk switch and upper steering column shroud." |
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| B611915 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. Grating or Scraping Noise When Turning Steering Wheel. There is a grating or scraping noise when the steering wheel is turned. The noise comes from the steering column switch cluster (SZL), coil spring or steering wheel. CAUSE When the steering wheel is turned, the connection between the steering wheel and the steering column switch cluster causes torsional stress, which creates a noise in the coil spring cassette. |
| B320215 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. Crackling Noises from Area Around Steering Column. There are crackling noises from the area around the steering column when steering into bends or maneuvering |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.