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NHTSA recall 19V631000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number19V631000
ManufacturerBMW of North America, LLC
Reported2019-08-28
Owners notified2019-08-21
ComponentSTEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
Units potentially affected12
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 1, for 2019 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA2019-10-24
Vehicles in the campaign12
Reported remedied12 (100%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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.

What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 M50i, X7 xDrive40i and X7 M50i vehicles. The steering rack pinion teeth may break under load, resulting in a loss of steering control.

What can happen

A loss of steering control increases risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering rack, free of charge. The recall began August 21, 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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2020 BMW X5Built 2019-08-09 to 2019-08-16.
2020 BMW X7Built 2019-08-09 to 2019-08-16.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

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