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BMW i3 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B122015 · NHTSA communication 10147129 · issued May 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Service Engine Soon (MIL): RDME FC 120006. The Service Engine Soon light (MIL) is intermittently illuminated in the instrument cluster, and fault code 120006 ""Information engine switch-off time: too long compared to cooling of engine coolant"" is stored in the RDME. CAUSE Software error, faulty component, or cooling issue"

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.