Recall · 24V714000
BMW of North America recalled 11 models over steering
982
Vehicles covered
11
Models
15
Model years
September 25, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
- The defect
- BMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2025 530i xDrive, 540i xDrive, 2024-2025 i5 eDrive40, i5 M60 xDrive, 2025 i5 xDrive40, 2024 740i xDrive, 760i xDrive, 750e xDrive, i7 eDrive50, i7 xDrive60, and i7 M70 xDrive vehicles. The steering spindle may break requiring a greater steering effort to control the vehicle.
- What it can cause
- A sudden increase in required steering effort increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the steering spindle's double universal joint, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 22, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW530I Xdrive | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMW540I Xdrive | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMW740I Xdrive | 2024 | Not published here |
| BMW750E Xdrive | 2024 | Not published here |
| BMW760I Xdrive | 2024 | Not published here |
| BMWI5 EDRIVE40 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWI5 M60 Xdrive | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWI5 XDRIVE40 | 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWI7 EDRIVE50 | 2024 | Not published here |
| BMWI7 M70 Xdrive | 2024 | Not published here |
| BMWI7 XDRIVE60 | 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 982 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 58% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2024 to 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the steering 20 times before this, most recently in November 2023 as 23V770000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V525000 (power train), 26V422000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 26V096000 (electrical system), 25V202000 (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 September 25, 2024 as campaign 24V714000. 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 2024-09-25.
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