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BMW i3 2014–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B610418 · NHTSA communication 10136348 · issued Mar 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

EME SETS FAULT CODE 222931 OR LOW COST CHARGING NOT FUNCTIONAL AFTER PROGRAMMING: Fault code "222931 Ð Charge management function: settings not calibrated" is stored in the Electrical Machine Electronics (EME), and/or "Low Cost Charging" is not functional after programming of vehicle.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.