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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

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

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B5128182019-02-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. GROANING NOISE AT DOOR SILL DURING ENTRY OR EXIT. A groaning or creaking noise may be heard when getting into and out of the vehicle. This can occur if the driver or passenger leans on the sill trim for support. The pressure exerted on the sill trim can result in a groaning noise at the contact points between the vehicle body and the ribs on the sill trim.
B5125162019-02-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. RATTLE FROM DOOR LOCK STRIKER. A rattle may be heard from the driver's side or passenger's side door lock striker, or the door lock striker may show evidence of improper contact. The paint on the striker may be worn off. Improper adjustment of the door lock striker.
B5113162018-12-10. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Difficult to Unlock Vehicle with Mechanical Key. Lock cylinder difficult to turn when unlocking with mechanical key. CAUSE Door lock actuator
B5145152018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. A Rattling Noise is heard coming From the Lower Front Door Area . A rattling noise is heard coming from the lower front door area while driving or closing the door. CAUSE The lower power window regulator mounting screws have loosened over time.
B5120162018-11-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Door Will Not Go Up All The Way. The driver's side or passenger's side door may not open to the highest position. Insufficient lifting force from gas pressurized damper spring.
B5130162018-11-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS. 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 accidentally be pressed, thus opening the tailgate.
B5130162018-07-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS: Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked.

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