BMW i3 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B610416 · NHTSA communication 10151370 · issued Jun 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2019
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
"SI B61 04 16 General Electrical June 2016 Technical Service EME Fault Code 222C02 Following Replacement or Programming- Diagnosis. Programming, (e.g. following replacement), can cause EME fault code ""222C02 - Electronic immobilizer protection against tampering: expected response implausible"" to be stored. After clearing, the fault comes back during a test drive. Improper EME software"
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.