19V310000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
A shut down of high-voltage electrical power would result in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 BMW I3
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints17
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
18V652000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
17V720000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
During a frontal impact, unbelted, small adult, drivers could be at a higher risk of neck injury.
What owners report most
- 3STRUCTURE:BODY
- 3FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 3STEERING
- 2VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 1TIRES
- 1AIR BAGS
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 BMW I3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.