Recall · 24V588000
BMW of North America recalled the BMW 540D over engine and engine cooling
15
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
August 8, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 540d xDrive vehicles that were previously repaired under recall number 22V-614. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold.
- What it can cause
- An EGR valve with smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold increases the risk of an engine fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the EGR module and the intake manifold as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW540D | 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 15 vehicles this is a small campaign: 89% 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, 2018, so the oldest vehicles on it were 6 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 37 times before this, most recently in October 2023 as 23V707000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 22V614000 (engine and engine cooling).
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 8, 2024 as campaign 24V588000. 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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