BMW i3 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 512714 · NHTSA communication 10148033 · issued Sep 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Service Action: Retighten Bolts in Door Brake. The bolt securing the door brake to the body may loosen. If the door brake bolt is loose, a rattle may be heard. The locking nut can cause the bolt to lose its original tightening torque. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves I01 vehicles produced from June 6, 2014 to August 1, 2014. First check if a Service Action label with a code number 707 is already attached to the A-pillar. If a code number 707 has been punched out, the Service Action has already been performed and no further action is necessary. Vehicles which require this Service
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.