Recall · 24V576000
BMW of North America recalled 10 models over electrical system
105,588
Vehicles covered
10
Models
14
Model years
August 1, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2019-2020 X5, X7, 2020 3 Series Sedan, X6, 2020-2021 7 Series Sedan, 2020 8 Series Convertible, 8 Series Coupe, and 2020 8 Series Gran Coupe vehicles. Please see the recall report for the complete list of models. In the event the starter motor fails, repeated attempts to start the vehicle can cause the starter motor to overheat from an electrical overload.
- What it can cause
- A starter motor that overheats can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2024. 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.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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW340XI | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMW740I | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| BMW740XI | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| BMW840I | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMW840XI | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWM340I | 2020 | 2020 |
| BMWM340XI | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWX5 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| BMWX6 | 2020 | 2020 |
| BMWX7 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
How this campaign compares
At 105,588 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 92% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 42 times before this, most recently in July 2024 as 24V557000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 6 of the 14 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 447 complaints with NHTSA, 135 of them before this campaign was filed. 152 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in February 2019, 5 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 18 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V644000 (electrical system), 23V584000 (seat belts), 23V211000 (seats), 22V670000 (seats).
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 August 1, 2024 as campaign 24V576000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2024-08-01.
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