# NHTSA recall 19V599000

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: 19V599000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2019\-08\-14
- Owners notified: 2019\-10\-11
- Component: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 139

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019 i3 BEV, i3 REx, and i8 vehicles.  A circuit board problem within the Electric Motor Electronics \(EME\) module may shutdown the supply of high\-voltage electrical power.


## What can happen

A shut down of high\-voltage electrical power would result in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EME module, 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: 139
- Reported remedied: 135 \(97%\)
- 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

- [2019 BMW I3](/makes/bmw/i3/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-01\-09 to 2019\-02\-25.
- [2019 BMW I8](/makes/bmw/i8/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-07 to 2019\-03\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B011124](/bulletins/11012073.md), 2024-12-31, Warranty extension
- [011024](/bulletins/11012072.md), 2024-12-31, Warranty extension
- [B611305](/bulletins/10249027.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [SIB651312](/bulletins/10214990.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [B012021](/bulletins/10205606.md), 2021-12-27, Service bulletin
- [B612016](/bulletins/10193496.md), 2021-05-17, Service bulletin
- [B010321](/bulletins/10187463.md), 2021-02-22, Service bulletin
- [B611820](/bulletins/10181231.md), 2020-10-19, Service bulletin
- [B650709](/bulletins/10179009.md), 2020-08-31, Service bulletin
- [B610520](/bulletins/10176377.md), 2020-06-15, 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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