BMW i3 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B611116 · NHTSA communication 10151322 · issued May 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
The Charging Cable Does not Release from the Charging Socket after Charging. The charging cable does not release from the charging socket after charging. High voltage charging socket housing tolerance prevents the lock actuator pin from mechanically disengaging from the charging cable.
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.