# NHTSA recall 18V465000 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: 18V465000 - Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC - Reported: 2018\-07\-11 - Owners notified: 2018\-09\-06 - Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE - Units potentially affected: 5309 ## 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4 - Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-28 - Vehicles in the campaign: 5309 - Reported remedied: 5211 \(98%\) - Reported unreachable: 0 - Reported removed: 3 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2018 BMW 230I](/makes/bmw/230i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-18 to 2018\-06\-07. - [2018 BMW 330E](/makes/bmw/330e/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-07. - [2018 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-07. - [2018 BMW 340I](/makes/bmw/340i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-07. - [2019 BMW 430I](/makes/bmw/430i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-06. - [2019 BMW 440I](/makes/bmw/440i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-06. - [2018 BMW 530E](/makes/bmw/530e/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-18 to 2018\-06\-08. - [2018 BMW 530I](/makes/bmw/530i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-18 to 2018\-06\-08. - [2018 BMW 540D](/makes/bmw/540d/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-17 to 2018\-06\-06. - [2018 BMW 540I](/makes/bmw/540i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-18 to 2018\-06\-08. - [2018 BMW 640I](/makes/bmw/640i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-17 to 2018\-06\-05. - [2019 BMW 740I](/makes/bmw/740i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-17 to 2018\-06\-06. - [2018 BMW M240I](/makes/bmw/m240i/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-18 to 2018\-06\-07. - [2018 BMW X1](/makes/bmw/x1/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-06. - [2018 BMW X2](/makes/bmw/x2/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-16 to 2018\-06\-06. - [2019 MINI CLUBMAN](/makes/mini/clubman/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-21 to 2018\-06\-12. - 2019 MINI COOPER. Built 2018\-05\-22 to 2018\-06\-13. - 2019 MINI COOPER S. Built 2018\-05\-22 to 2018\-06\-13. - [2019 MINI COUNTRYMAN](/makes/mini/countryman/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-26 to 2018\-06\-12. - 2019 MINI JCW. Built 2018\-05\-18 to 2018\-06\-12. ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [B010921](/bulletins/11035498.md), 2026-08-03, Warranty extension - [B010224](/bulletins/11035496.md), 2026-08-03, Warranty extension - [B011325](/bulletins/11032733.md), 2026-05-18, Warranty extension - [B010324](/bulletins/11032731.md), 2026-05-18, Warranty extension - [B010224](/bulletins/11032730.md), 2026-05-18, Warranty extension - [B011425](/bulletins/11024202.md), 2025-10-09, Warranty extension - [B011325](/bulletins/11024201.md), 2025-10-09, Warranty extension - [B010525](/bulletins/11018561.md), 2025-05-27, Warranty extension - [B011524](/bulletins/11012074.md), 2024-12-31, Warranty extension - [B010921](/bulletins/11012067.md), 2024-12-31, Warranty extension ## 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/18V465000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V465000) [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%2018V465000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F18V465000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2018V465000)