Recall · 26V695000
BMW of North America recalled 3 models over electrical system
45
Vehicles covered
3
Models
7
Model years
October 21, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2018 740Le xDrive, 2018-2020 530e iPerformance, and 2018-2020 530e xDrive vehicles. The postive battery cable on the engine starter may loosen.
- What it can cause
- A loose positive battery cable can create sparking, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 11, 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 December 11, 2026. Vehicles in this recall were previously repaired under recall 26V441.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMW 530E Iperformance | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| BMW 530E Xdrive Iperformance | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| BMW 740LE Xdrive Iperformance | 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 45 vehicles this is a small campaign: 79% of the 19,921 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 8 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 57 times before this, most recently in July 2026 as 26V478000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 26V441000 (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 October 21, 2026 as campaign 26V695000. 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 2026-10-21.
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