BMW i3 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B610815 · NHTSA communication 10151186 · issued Mar 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014–2017
model years
4
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. One of the following faults codes is also stored in the Charging Interface Module (LIM): 805532 ""High-voltage charging socket: Lock on the charging plug, status implausible"" 805503 ""High-voltage charging socket: Charging plug lock, line disconnection"" CAUSE The emergency-operati
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.