BMW i3 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B513319 · NHTSA communication 10167998 · issued Oct 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2014–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
SERVICE ACTION: INSPECT REAR WINDOW. The rear window may be improperly bonded in the area shown above (red arrow), which could allow water to enter the luggage compartment. During production, a small section of the adhesive for the rear window may have been fully bonded.
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.