Recall · 21V091000
BMW of North America recalled 2 models over visibility
14,011
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
February 18, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 228i, 228i xDrive, and M235i xDrive vehicles. If the driver initiates an automatic closure of the sunroof, and the vehicle key status is changed to "off" or "lock," the sunroof may continue to close. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-operated Window Systems."
- What it can cause
- If the sunroof continues to close after the vehicle is shut off, it may increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the sunroof electronic coding software, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| BMW228I | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| BMWM235I | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 14,011 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 82% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the visibility 4 times before this, most recently in October 2014 as 14V648000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA. 1 of those name the visibility, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 23V584000 (seat belts), 21V554000 (seat belts).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by BMW of North America, LLC with NHTSA on February 18, 2021 as campaign 21V091000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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