# NHTSA recall 20V434000

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: 20V434000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-07\-28
- Owners notified: 2020\-08\-23
- Component: STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 7

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i and X5 xDrive50i vehicles and 2020 X6M vehicles.  The steering column shaft bearing plate may not have been properly attached to the vehicle, allowing it to loosen.


## What can happen

A loose bearing plate can affect the vehicle's handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering column shaft bearing plate and properly attach or replace it, as necessary, free of charge.  BMW telephoned owners and all of the vehicles have been remedied.  No owner notification letter is necessary.  Please 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 1, for 2020 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7
- Reported remedied: 7 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2020/recalls.md)
- 2020 BMW X6 M

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B340414](/bulletins/10194296.md), 2021-05-24, 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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