# NHTSA recall 19V678000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 19V678000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2019\-09\-25
- Owners notified: 2019\-09\-19
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT; STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 368

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2020 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, and X3 M40i vehicles, X4 xDrive30i, and X4 M40i vehicles.  The front axle swivel bearings may not have been properly heat treated during manufacturing, reducing their strength and possibly causing them to break.


## What can happen

Broken swivel bearings can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW has notified owners and instructed them to not drive their vehicles.  Dealers will replace the front axle swivel bearings, free of charge.  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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 368
- Reported remedied: 367 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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 X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-08\-24 to 2019\-09\-13.
- [2020 BMW X4](/makes/bmw/x4/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-08\-25 to 2019\-09\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B660923](/bulletins/11009427.md), 2024-10-28, Service bulletin
- [B310122](/bulletins/10252033.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin
- [B360121](/bulletins/10249018.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B310124](/bulletins/10249016.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B660923](/bulletins/10242872.md), 2023-10-01, Service bulletin
- [B310223](/bulletins/10242690.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin
- [SIB310223](/bulletins/10236223.md), 2023-05-15, Service bulletin
- [B511722](/bulletins/10227551.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [SIB510522](/bulletins/10218413.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin
- [B661519](/bulletins/10211809.md), 2022-05-16, 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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