A possibility of impurities contained in the HV batteries may cause short circuit.
Remedy: Testing of battery charge cycles and replacement of the HV cells where necessary.
UKDVSA · United KingdomR/2020/283Dec 14, 2020
Remaining particles in the cells of the high voltage battery can cause a short circuit
Concerns: BMW 2 Series I (Model years 2020) · BMW 3 Series (G20) (Model years 2020) · BMW 5 Series (G30) (Model years 2020) · BMW 7 Series (G11) (Model years 2020) · BMW i8 (Model years 2020) · BMW X1 (Model years 2020) · BMW X2 I (Model years 2020) · BMW X3 III (Model years 2020)
Sources: NHTSA (United States, public domain), Transport Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada), DVSA (United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0), RappelConso and EU Safety Gate (France, Licence Ouverte 2.0).