Recall · 25V643000
BMW of North America recalled 2 models over electrical system
4
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
September 25, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE/IPDM
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 M4 and 430i vehicles. The positive battery cables may not be properly connected to the power distribution box, resulting in an engine stall and a fire.
- What it can cause
- An engine stall increases the risk of a crash and a fire increases the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace cables and power distribution box as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 17, 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW430I | 2026 | Not published here |
| BMWM4 | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4 vehicles this is a small campaign: 96% 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, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2025, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 48 times before this, most recently in September 2025 as 25V636000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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, 2025 as campaign 25V643000. 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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