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NHTSA recall 19V883000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number19V883000
ManufacturerBMW of North America, LLC
Reported2019-12-11
Owners notified2020-02-07
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Units potentially affected3012
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2021-07-30
Vehicles in the campaign3012
Reported remedied2932 (97%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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 2019-2020 M5 and 2020 M8 Gran Coupe, M8 Coupe, and M8 Convertible vehicles. The transmission wiring harness can become damaged, resulting in an electrical short circuit.

What can happen

An electrical short circuit can cause the transmission to shift to neutral resulting in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace any damaged transmission harnesses. All harnesses will be rerouted and secured. These repairs will be performed, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 3, 2020. 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
2019 BMW M5Built 2019-01-30 to 2019-10-30.
2020 BMW M5Built 2019-01-30 to 2019-10-30.
2020 BMW M8Built 2019-02-20 to 2019-10-30.
2020 BMW M8 GRAN COUPEBuilt 2019-06-19 to 2019-10-29.

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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