# NHTSA recall 18V473000

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: 18V473000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-07\-17
- Owners notified: 2018\-09\-14
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 1645

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2018 BMW M5 vehicles.  The fuel level sensor in the fuel tank may become stuck against an in\-tank fuel line, causing the fuel gauge to display an inaccurate and possibly larger amount of fuel than is actually available.


## What can happen

An incorrect fuel reading may lead to the vehicle stalling and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will secure the in\-tank fuel line to keep the fuel line from contacting the fuel level sensor, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin September 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: 1645
- Reported remedied: 1608 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 2

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 M5](/makes/bmw/m5/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-01\-16 to 2018\-06\-25.

## 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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