# NHTSA recall 18V713000

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: 18V713000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-10\-11
- Owners notified: 2019\-04\-09
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 2661

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC  \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2016\-2017 BMW M3 Sedans, 2016\-2017 BMW M4 and M4 GTS Coupes and 2017 BMW M4 Convertible vehicles.  The connection between the driveshaft and the flange may fail resulting in a loss of propulsion.


## What can happen

A loss of vehicle propulsion can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify vehicle owners, and dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge.  The recall began April 9, 2019.  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 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2661
- Reported remedied: 2485 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 64

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2016 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-28 to 2016\-09\-30.
- [2017 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-28 to 2016\-09\-30.
- [2016 BMW M4](/makes/bmw/m4/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-03\-02 to 2016\-09\-30.
- [2017 BMW M4](/makes/bmw/m4/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-03\-02 to 2016\-09\-30.

## 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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