BMW i3 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 360414 · NHTSA communication 10148027 · issued Sep 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Rolling Tire Noise. INFORMATION You will find that driving an i3 is very similar to driving the conventional cars and trucks you're used to drive, but turn the ""Readiness"" ON and you'll immediately notice the silence from the powertrain. Once you'll pull away, you'll notice how quiet the vehicle is. When directly compared to cars with internal combustion engines, ambient conditions such as wind, rain, rolling noises, and possible stone impacts to the under body or axle parts may seem louder. These louder ambient and rolling noises are inherent in the design of the vehicle and are part of no
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.