# NHTSA recall 20V355000

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: 20V355000
- Manufacturer's number: Toyota:  20TA09
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-06\-15
- Owners notified: 2020\-08\-14
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 2779
- Part numbers: 6887401 / 6887403

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019 Z4 sDrive30i, 2019\-2020 330i xDrive, M340i and M340i xDrive, 2020 X3M and X4M, and Toyota Supra vehicles.  In certain driving conditions, such as high temperatures and rough road surfaces, a steering gear tie rod may become damaged, possibly resulting in a fractured tie rod.


## What can happen

A damaged or fractured tie rod may affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW and Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear tie rods, free of charge.  The recall began August 14, 2020.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417 or Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2779
- Reported remedied: 2759 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2020/recalls.md)
- 2019 BMW M340I
- [2020 BMW M340I](/makes/bmw/m340i/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW X4](/makes/bmw/x4/2020/recalls.md)
- [2019 BMW Z4](/makes/bmw/z4/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 TOYOTA SUPRA](/makes/toyota/supra/2020/recalls.md)

## 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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