Vehicle profile
2019 BMW i8 I8 Coupe
Convertible · Subcompact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 228 hp
- Cylinders
- 3-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.5L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Drive
- AWD
- Body class
- Subcompact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 2019 Subcompact Cars
- 1.52× the 1.32 campaigns averaged across that group (more than typical)
- Most-affected system
- EQUIPMENT — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2019 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
18V652000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICALBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 330e iPerformance, i3 Rex, i3 Sport Rex, X5 xDrive40e, i3 BEV, i3 Sport BEV and 2019 i8 and i8 Roadster vehicles and 2018-2019 530e iPerformance, 530e xDrive iPerformance and 740Le xDrive iPerformance vehicles. Capacitors within the TurboCord Portable Chargers may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or a fire.
Consequence: An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the charging cable, and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 22, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
20/09/2018
19V599000
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019 i3 BEV, i3 REx, and i8 vehicles. A circuit board problem within the Electric Motor Electronics (EME) module may shutdown the supply of high-voltage electrical power.
Consequence: A shut down of high-voltage electrical power would result in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EME module, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
14/08/2019
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