# NHTSA recall 18V614000

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: 18V614000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-09\-12
- Owners notified: 2018\-11\-01
- Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- Units potentially affected: 33

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 BMW X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles.  The wheel bolts on these vehicles may not have been properly tightened.


## What can happen

The improperly tightened wheel bolts may loosen and break, affecting vehicle handling and control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace and tighten all of the wheel bolts, free of charge.  The recall began November 1, 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 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 33
- Reported remedied: 28 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, 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 X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-15 to 2018\-07\-31.
- [2019 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-15 to 2018\-07\-31.
- 2018 BMW X6 M. Built 2018\-07\-15 to 2018\-07\-31.
- 2019 BMW X6 M. Built 2018\-07\-15 to 2018\-07\-31.

## 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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