Recall · 21V199000
BMW of North America recalled 2 models over fuel system, gasoline
17
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
March 24, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, X3M, and X4, and 2021 X4 xDrive30i vehicles. The inlet check valve weld may fail, allowing the filling pipe to separate from the fuel tank.
- What it can cause
- Fuel may leak through the failed weld, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall is scheduled to begin May 17, 2021. Owners were also contacted by telephone. To date, all repairs have been done. No further owner notification letters will be sent. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMWX3 | 2021 | 2021 |
| BMWX4 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 17 vehicles this is a small campaign: 88% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, gasoline 29 times before this, most recently in February 2021 as 21V060000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 112 complaints with NHTSA, 3 of them before this campaign was filed. 1 of those name the fuel system, gasoline, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 11 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V438000 (electrical system), 26V056000 (electrical system), 25V636000 (electrical system), 24V764000 (structure).
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 March 24, 2021 as campaign 21V199000. 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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