NHTSA recall 16V919000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V919000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2016-12-21 |
| Owners notified | 2017-02-10 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 8 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2017 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-25 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 8 |
| Reported remedied | 8 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016 X5 xDrive40e vehicles manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 9, 2015. The affected vehicles have a Digital Motor Electronic (DME) control unit that may have a loose electrical ground cable, possibly causing an under-voltage condition which would result in the transmission shifting to neutral.
What can happen
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the ground cable, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Notes
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.safercar.gov.
| 2016 BMW X5 | Built 2015-07-29 to 2015-09-09. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| B120919 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EME GROUND CONNECTION MONITORING FAULTS - CCM - DRIVE. CHECK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The following check control messages are displayed: CCM 794 - Drive. |
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| B621415 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. Instrument Cluster Multifunction Display Intermittently Blank . Some information displays in the Instrument Cluster (KOMBI) may intermittently go blank. This may include the tachometer and speedometer displays. There is a software error in the KOMBI. |
| B520716 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ?Electrostatic discharge damage the seat module. Replace the seat module. Improve ground wiring connections on seat frame. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.