BMW i3 2014–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B610815 · NHTSA communication 10170584 · issued Dec 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2020
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
High-Voltage Charging Cable Lock Malfunction: One of the following situations can occur: The vehicle cannot be charged via the high-voltage charging procedure. The indicator light on the charging socket lights up white and does not change colors. The high-voltage charging cable cannot be unlocked and disconnected.
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.