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NHTSA recall 18V465000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number18V465000
ManufacturerBMW of North America, LLC
Reported2018-07-11
Owners notified2018-09-06
ComponentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Units potentially affected5309
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4
Filed with NHTSA2020-01-28
Vehicles in the campaign5309
Reported remedied5211 (98%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed3

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

What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall. On September 12, 2018, BMW expanded the recall to a total of 5,309 vehicles including certain 2018-2019 BMW 540d xDrive, 230i M240i, M240i xDrive, X2 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 330i, 330i xDrive, 340i, 340i xDrive, 330i xDrive Gran Turismo, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, 530e, 530e xDrive, 640i xDrive Gran Turismo, 330e, 2019 430i Gran Coupe, 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, 440i Gran Coupe, 440i xDrive Gran Coupe, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, 740i, 740i xDrive, MINI Cooper, Cooper S, JCW, MINI Countryman (Cooper, Cooper All4, Cooper S, Cooper S All4, JCW All4), and MINI Clubman (Cooper, Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, JCW All4) vehicles.

What can happen

A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2018 BMW 230IBuilt 2018-05-18 to 2018-06-07.
2018 BMW 330EBuilt 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-07.
2018 BMW 330IBuilt 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-07.
2018 BMW 340IBuilt 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-07.
2019 BMW 430IBuilt 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-06.
2019 BMW 440IBuilt 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-06.
2018 BMW 530EBuilt 2018-05-18 to 2018-06-08.
2018 BMW 530IBuilt 2018-05-18 to 2018-06-08.
2018 BMW 540DBuilt 2018-05-17 to 2018-06-06.
2018 BMW 540IBuilt 2018-05-18 to 2018-06-08.
2018 BMW 640IBuilt 2018-05-17 to 2018-06-05.
2019 BMW 740IBuilt 2018-05-17 to 2018-06-06.
2018 BMW M240IBuilt 2018-05-18 to 2018-06-07.
2018 BMW X1Built 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-06.
2018 BMW X2Built 2018-05-16 to 2018-06-06.
2019 MINI CLUBMANBuilt 2018-05-21 to 2018-06-12.
2019 MINI COOPERBuilt 2018-05-22 to 2018-06-13.
2019 MINI COOPER SBuilt 2018-05-22 to 2018-06-13.
2019 MINI COUNTRYMANBuilt 2018-05-26 to 2018-06-12.
2019 MINI JCWBuilt 2018-05-18 to 2018-06-12.

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B0102242026-08-03. Warranty extension. The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0113252026-05-18. Warranty extension. The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0103242026-05-18. Warranty extension. The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.
B0102242026-05-18. Warranty extension. The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.
B0114252025-10-09. Warranty extension. The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0113252025-10-09. Warranty extension. The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0105252025-05-27. Warranty extension. The high-temperature (HT) coolant expansion tanks breathing line/pipe limited warranty for defects in materials and / workmanship has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0115242024-12-31. Warranty extension. the NVLD limited emissionrelated warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.
B0109212024-12-31. Warranty extension. The NVLD limited emission related warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.

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

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