BMW i3 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B630415 · NHTSA communication 10147148 · issued May 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Traces of Condensation Appear in Rear Tailgate Lights After removing the rear circuit board, dry out the lens area with an adjustable temperature heat gun. It is important that the temperature not be higher than 140 F, to avoid damage to the lens and LED. . INFORMATION Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks. Defect Code:63 21 15 48 00Rear light, rear lid leaking Or: If you are using a Main labor code for another repair, use the Plus code labor operation 63 21 800 instead. Work time labor operation code 63 99 000 is not considered a
Vehicles covered
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.