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BMW i3 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 270114 · NHTSA communication 10148311 · issued May 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Parking Lock Cannot Be Engaged or Disengaged. When attempting to engage or disengage the park position in the transmission, the parking lock actuator may not respond. This condition may be intermittent or permanent. The customer will see the position indicator on the gear selector (GWS) flashing "N" or "P," and a Check Control Message will be present stating "Drive Faulty" or "Secure vehicle against rolling away". One or more of the following faults will be stored in the Electric Machine Electronics (EME): * 222D25 - Parking lock actuator: No change in the PS position * 222D26 - Parking lock 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.