BMW i3 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B123015 · NHTSA communication 10147811 · issued Nov 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
"EME Fault Code: 222011. ? It is not possible to engage any drive position and/or the display on the gear selector switch (GWS) returns back to ""P"" and ""P"" begins to flash. ? Check Control Messages (CCM): 170 ""Drivetrain fault!"" and/or 633 ""Drivetrain fault!"" is displayed in the instrument cluster. ? Fault code 222011 ""Electrical machine, rotor position sensor, signal: Rotor position sensor adjustment not yet performed"" is stored in the Electrical Machine Electronics (EME). CAUSE EME software."
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.