BMW i3 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 612314 · NHTSA communication 10148036 · issued Sep 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
"The Start/Stop Button Must Be Pressed Several Times to Stop Engine. To turn the engine off when it is running, the start/stop button must be pressed several times. This error does not affect starting of the engine. Body Domain Controller (BDC) application software error BDC fault ""8040A9 - Start-stop button SST: Incorrect operation (pushed at an angle)"" is stored."
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.