BMW iX 2021–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB510622 · NHTSA communication 10218414 · issued Jul 1, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2021–2023
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
The I20 has a front ornamental grille with radome* heating. The radome heating is intended to melt snow deposits in cold weather to ensure the safe function of the sensors behind it. Due to a manufacturing defect in the component, the heater circuits may be interrupted, and the radome heating may fail. * A weatherproof enclosure that protects a radar antenna; radome = radar + dome.
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.