BMW i3 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin P1702 · NHTSA communication 10123976 · issued May 18, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Model year 2014 thru 2016 i3 was specified with 175/55R20 85Q Bridgestone Ecopia EP500. BMW specifies the 2017 model year i3 with 175/55R20 89Q XL Bridgestone Ecopia EP500.
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.