# NHTSA recall 18V314000

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: 18V314000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-05\-14
- Owners notified: 2018\-06\-29
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Units potentially affected: 6591

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2010\-2011 BMW 335d vehicles with diesel engines.  The connection of the positive battery cable at the fuse box terminal may degrade over time, possibly resulting in an intermittent loss of electrical power.


## What can happen

A loss of electrical power to the vehicle can cause the vehicle to unexpectedly stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the positive battery cable connector and secure it with an improved method, free of charge.  The recall began on June 29, 2018.  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 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6591
- Reported remedied: 4333 \(65%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 126

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 BMW 335D](/makes/bmw/335d/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2011\-06\-30.
- [2011 BMW 335D](/makes/bmw/335d/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2011\-06\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [652012](/bulletins/10149316.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [B652516](/bulletins/10146904.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin
- [SIB\-61\-13\-05](/bulletins/10052012.md), 2013-05-01, Service bulletin
- [SIB\-61\-37\-12](/bulletins/10051519.md), 2013-03-12, Service bulletin
- [SIB\-61\-01\-11](/bulletins/10040736.md), 2011-09-12, Service bulletin
- [SIB\-17\-05\-10](/bulletins/10039591.md), 2011-08-04, Service bulletin
- [SIB\-65\-36\-09](/bulletins/10037078.md), 2011-05-04, 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)

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