# NHTSA recall 18V732000

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: 18V732000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-10\-17
- Owners notified: 2018\-11\-02
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 172

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019 BMW X5 xDrive40i vehicles.  The capacitors within the Body Domain Controller \(BDC\) may short circuit and overheat.


## What can happen

If the BDC short circuits, other nearby components may also overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

All affected vehicles remain on dealer lots, therefore owner letters will not be mailed.  BMW dealers will replace the BDC control unit, free of charge.  The recall began on October 17, 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: 172
- Reported remedied: 171 \(99%\)
- 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

- [2019 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-09\-06 to 2018\-10\-09.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B110426](/bulletins/11035500.md), 2026-08-03, Service bulletin
- [B611124](/bulletins/10252135.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin
- [B510819](/bulletins/10249437.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B611305](/bulletins/10249027.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B653423](/bulletins/10245422.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin
- [B661223](/bulletins/10242533.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [B630821](/bulletins/10239611.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin
- [B611320](/bulletins/10239608.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin
- [B090221](/bulletins/10239599.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin
- [B651921](/bulletins/10238091.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin

## 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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