# NHTSA recall 18V323000

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: 18V323000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-05\-16
- Owners notified: 2018\-06\-25
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- Units potentially affected: 846

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2018 BMW M5 vehicles.  In certain driving conditions, the engine control unit software may cause the fuel pump to stop.


## What can happen

If the fuel pump stops, the vehicle will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the engine control unit software, free of charge.  The recall began on June 25, 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: 846
- Reported remedied: 826 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 2

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

- [2018 BMW M5](/makes/bmw/m5/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-08\-21 to 2018\-04\-17.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B090221](/bulletins/10239599.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin
- [SIB090121](/bulletins/10215750.md), 2022-07-18, Service bulletin
- [B611621](/bulletins/10205095.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [SIB 62 03 21](/bulletins/10202474.md), 2021-10-25, Service bulletin
- [B651121](/bulletins/10200247.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B610421](/bulletins/10200237.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B340121](/bulletins/10187475.md), 2021-02-22, Service bulletin
- [B652020](/bulletins/10186230.md), 2021-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B160420](/bulletins/10184574.md), 2020-12-21, Service bulletin
- [B651220](/bulletins/10179010.md), 2020-08-31, 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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