# NHTSA recall 19V589000

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: 19V589000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2019\-08\-12
- Owners notified: 2019\-10\-11
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS
- Units potentially affected: 173

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2020 BMW 745e xDrive vehicles.  A software error in the electronic control unit \(ECU\) may disable the audible warning signal for an unbelted driver to fasten their seat belt.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

Without an audible warning, the driver may forget to buckle the seat belt, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge.  The recall began October 11, 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 2021 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 173
- Reported remedied: 167 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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

- [2020 BMW 745E](/makes/bmw/745e/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-22 to 2019\-07\-26.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B090221](/bulletins/10239599.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin
- [B620322](/bulletins/10227566.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [SIB090121](/bulletins/10215750.md), 2022-07-18, Service bulletin
- [B620222](/bulletins/10212797.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin
- [B611621](/bulletins/10205095.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [SIB 62 03 21](/bulletins/10202474.md), 2021-10-25, Service bulletin
- [B840221](/bulletins/10200249.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B651121](/bulletins/10200247.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B620221](/bulletins/10200240.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B651220](/bulletins/10179010.md), 2020-08-31, 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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