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BMW i3 2014–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B513319 · NHTSA communication 10167998 · issued Oct 1, 2019

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

Official summary

SERVICE ACTION: INSPECT REAR WINDOW. The rear window may be improperly bonded in the area shown above (red arrow), which could allow water to enter the luggage compartment. During production, a small section of the adhesive for the rear window may have been fully bonded.

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.