# NHTSA recall 17V379000 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 \(United States\) - Campaign number: 17V379000 - Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC - Reported: 2017\-06\-14 - Owners notified: 2017\-08\-11 - Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING - Units potentially affected: 92 ## What is wrong BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2013\-2015 740i, 740Li, 740Lxi, 750i, 750xi, 750Li and 750Lxi and 2014 ActiveHybrid 7 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have received incorrect replacement left rear taillight assemblies. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." ## What can happen Vehicles with the incorrect left rear lamp assemblies may be less conspicuous to other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash. ## The remedy BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any incorrect left rear taillight assemblies, free of charge. The recall began August 11, 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 4 - Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-30 - Vehicles in the campaign: 92 - Reported remedied: 76 \(82%\) - Reported unreachable: 0 - Reported removed: 0 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2013 BMW 740I](/makes/bmw/740i/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW 740I](/makes/bmw/740i/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2015 BMW 740I](/makes/bmw/740i/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2013 BMW 740LI](/makes/bmw/740li/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW 740LI](/makes/bmw/740li/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2015 BMW 740LI](/makes/bmw/740li/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - 2013 BMW 740LXI. Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - 2014 BMW 740LXI. Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - 2015 BMW 740LXI. Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2013 BMW 750I](/makes/bmw/750i/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW 750I](/makes/bmw/750i/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2015 BMW 750I](/makes/bmw/750i/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2013 BMW 750LI](/makes/bmw/750li/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW 750LI](/makes/bmw/750li/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2015 BMW 750LI](/makes/bmw/750li/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2013 BMW 750LXI](/makes/bmw/750lxi/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW 750LXI](/makes/bmw/750lxi/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2015 BMW 750LXI](/makes/bmw/750lxi/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2013 BMW 750XI](/makes/bmw/750xi/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW 750XI](/makes/bmw/750xi/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2015 BMW 750XI](/makes/bmw/750xi/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-16 to 2015\-05\-08. - [2014 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 7](/makes/bmw/activehybrid-7/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-02\-03 to 2014\-02\-03. ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [B630418](/bulletins/10252031.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin - [660612](/bulletins/10162435.md), 2019-07-12, Service bulletin - [B010319](/bulletins/10160281.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin - [B630413](/bulletins/10151021.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin - [630713](/bulletins/10150183.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin - [630413](/bulletins/10149451.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin - [631114](/bulletins/10149378.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin - [630213](/bulletins/10149310.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin - [621012](/bulletins/10149309.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin - [630514](/bulletins/10148039.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin ## Check a VIN - [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) - [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V379000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V379000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2017V379000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F17V379000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2017V379000)