BMW i3 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B651218 · NHTSA communication 10153774 · issued Jan 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2014–2019
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT REPLACEMENT. The airbag indicator light illuminates after replacing the CIS (Capacitive Interior Sensing) mat.
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.