# NHTSA recall 15V882000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V882000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2015\-12\-28
- Owners notified: 2016\-02\-08
- Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\)
- Units potentially affected: 16

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2015 i8 vehicles manufactured May 29, 2015, to June 5, 2015.  Improperly drilled holes within the Dynamic Stability Control \(DSC\) hydraulic unit may restrict one or more pistons impairing the DSC functions, including braking.


## What can happen

Impaired DSC functionality may negatively impact vehicle handling and braking and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the DSC hydraulic unit, and replace if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 16
- Reported remedied: 16 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 BMW I8](/makes/bmw/i8/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-05\-29 to 2015\-06\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B610920](/bulletins/10174023.md), 2020-04-20, Service bulletin
- [B340517](/bulletins/10174009.md), 2020-04-20, Service bulletin
- [B660115](/bulletins/10152317.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin
- [B650715](/bulletins/10151024.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [B662116](/bulletins/10146906.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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