To all i8 owners... Very important.

e92_m3 · 12-08-2014, 02:45 PM

There is a recall for the i8 for fire risk.

The affected vehicles were built from May 16, 2014 to September 16, 2014.

Just want to give my fellow forum members a heads up about it.

Link:
http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014...fire-risk.html

Carac · 12-08-2014, 03:13 PM

They were contacting owners directly that may be affected and having them come in for a check. Mine was fine.

http://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1066560

http://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1048832

JWDnl · 12-08-2014, 04:11 PM

Waiting for the verdict....

Edit: it won't fall off... it's just this site that rotates pictures on it's own

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Original > http://jdcustoms.nl/images/jd/BMWi/i8recall.jpg

e92_m3 · 12-08-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Carac

They were contacting owners directly that may be affected and having them come in for a check. Mine was fine.

Good thing you were not one of those who were affected by this recall. I also read somewhere although the fix is free, it will be a long wait for owners since BMW will have to remove the tank, which is very time consuming.

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Originally Posted by JWDnl

Waiting for the verdict....

Damn! That is one nice i8. Love the color combo!

MalibuBimmer · 12-08-2014, 04:23 PM

Your concern is touching, e92_m3.

mu2002cs · 12-08-2014, 05:13 PM

Mine was replaced. It's a very simple procedure that takes an experienced tech 4-6 hours. On my old tank, July 30 build, there was excess flux and minor excess solder.

e92_m3 · 12-08-2014, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

Your concern is touching, e92_m3.

Anything to help my fellow forum members.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mu2002cs

Mine was replaced. It's a very simple procedure that takes an experienced tech 4-6 hours. On my old tank, July 30 build, there was excess flux and minor excess solder.

That's good!

MalibuBimmer · 12-08-2014, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

Your concern is touching, e92_m3.

Quote:

Originally Posted by e92_m3

Anything to help my fellow forum members.

The schadenfreude in your quickly debunked observation about the lengthy waiting time to replace the fuel tank was pretty obvious.

mu2002cs · 12-09-2014, 09:18 AM

Now to add to your schadenfreude, at the time that they replaced my tank (early November) there were only 18 tanks in the US. I know of 2 owners that had to have the replacement tank sent back as it had the same problem.

On top of that, a friend of mine that was supposed to take delivery this week, has his car now "held at port" pending inspection of the tank. While his car falls outside the recall production dates, they are inspecting all tanks. The rationale is that while the car was built after the recall window, the real issue is "when was the tank made" and does it have the weld problem?

JWDnl · 12-09-2014, 05:24 PM

The verdict is in....

Replacement imminent

Carac · 12-09-2014, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWDnl

The verdict is in....

Replacement imminent

At least yours has a shorter distance to travel than some.

rap427 · 12-10-2014, 08:59 AM

Mine fell in the recall window but was inspected and fine. It will be interesting to see even how many cars really even had the issue.

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e92_m3 Lieutenant Colonel 194 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 m3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area, California iTrader: (0)	To all i8 owners... Very important. There is a recall for the i8 for fire risk. The affected vehicles were built from May 16, 2014 to September 16, 2014. Just want to give my fellow forum members a heads up about it. Link: http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014...fire-risk.html __________________ Hellaflush? All I could say is "effyo'flush",*"flushnuff", and Instead of 'illest', I'm calling it "faillest"*. It's just form over function nowadays... -END RANT
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mu2002cs Private First Class 111 Rep 182 Posts Drives: i8 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Mine was replaced. It's a very simple procedure that takes an experienced tech 4-6 hours. On my old tank, July 30 build, there was excess flux and minor excess solder.
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mu2002cs Private First Class 111 Rep 182 Posts Drives: i8 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Now to add to your schadenfreude, at the time that they replaced my tank (early November) there were only 18 tanks in the US. I know of 2 owners that had to have the replacement tank sent back as it had the same problem. On top of that, a friend of mine that was supposed to take delivery this week, has his car now "held at port" pending inspection of the tank. While his car falls outside the recall production dates, they are inspecting all tanks. The rationale is that while the car was built after the recall window, the real issue is "when was the tank made" and does it have the weld problem?
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JWDnl JD Customs 29 Rep 58 Posts Drives: BMW i8 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Rotterdam, NL iTrader: (0)	The verdict is in.... Replacement imminent
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