{"nhtsa_id":10148331,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-13","date":"2014-05-01","document_id":"611014","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Fault Code 21F046 Stored in SME. The following fault is stored in the high-voltage battery management electronics (SME): 21F046 - HVS heating: Heating element short circuit. This fault is not typically present. When the fault is stored, no check control messages or functional problems are evident. CAUSE Software or hardware error in the SME","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10148331-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10148331-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10148331","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"I3","year_from":2014,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_bmw_i3","2015_bmw_i3"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}