Recall · 26V096000
BMW of North America recalled 9 models over electrical system
58,713
Vehicles covered
9
Models
19
Model years
February 19, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 M5 Sportswagon, 2025-2026 M5, 2024-2025 750e xDrive, 2025-2026 550e xDrive, 2023-2025 I7, 2023-2025 7 Series, 2024-2026 i5, and 5 Series vehicles. The electrical wiring harness for the air conditioning system may become damaged during replacement of the cabin air filter.
- What it can cause
- A damaged wiring harness can short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the air conditioning system’s electrical wiring harness and add a retaining strap/bracket to the harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. 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 April 13, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW550E Xdrive | 2025 to 2026 | Not published here |
| BMW750E Xdrive | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWI5 EDRIVE40 | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
| BMWI5 M60 Xdrive | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWI5 XDRIVE40 | 2025 to 2026 | Not published here |
| BMWI7 EDRIVE50 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWI7 XDRIVE60 | 2023 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWM5 | 2025 to 2026 | Not published here |
| BMWM5 Sportswagon | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 58,713 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 90% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2023 to 2026, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 52 times before this, most recently in January 2026 as 26V056000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V525000 (power train), 26V422000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 24V739000 (electronic stability control (esc)), 24V714000 (steering).
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 February 19, 2026 as campaign 26V096000. 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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