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BMW i3 2014–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B540219 · NHTSA communication 10159132 · issued Mar 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2014–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

RATTLE NOISE IN SUNROOF AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. A rattle noise may be heard from the sunroof area with ambient temperatures above 80°F with the sunroof glass in the vented position.

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.