{"nhtsa_id":10150382,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-03","date":"2012-12-01","document_id":"613712","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Possible Damage to High-voltage Battery. The high-voltage (HV) battery cells could be damaged if the vehicle is prevented from entering sleep mode for an extended period of time. The vehicle is prevented from entering sleep mode when connected to an external 12V battery charger for an extended period of time, e.g., over the weekend. This will keep the high-voltage battery electronics fully active and could cause possible internal damage.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10150382-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10150382-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150382","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 3","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 5","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_bmw_activehybrid-5","2013_bmw_activehybrid-5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 7","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}