Recall · 23V885000
BMW of North America recalled 2 models over forward collision avoidance
4,926
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
December 22, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 i5 eDrive40 and i5 M60 vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
- What it can cause
- Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This is an expansion of Recall 23V-026.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMWI5 | 2024 | 2024 |
| BMWI5 M60 | 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4,926 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 74% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA. 3 of those name the forward collision avoidance, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V422000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 25V395000 (electrical system), 24V697000 (electronic stability control (esc)), 24V135000 (electrical system).
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 December 22, 2023 as campaign 23V885000. 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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