# NHTSA recall 20V483000

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: 20V483000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-08\-14
- Owners notified: 2020\-08\-22
- Component: TIRES
- Units potentially affected: 42
- Part numbers: 6 877 386 / 6 877 385

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2021 X6 \(sDrive40i, xDrive40i and M50i\) and X5 \(sDrive40i, xDrive40i and M50i\) vehicles equipped with certain Pirelli tires.  The tires may have a damaged inner layer, possibly resulting in a rapid loss of pressure while the vehicle is moving.


## What can happen

A rapid loss of tire pressure while the vehicle is moving can affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW has notified all of the affected owners, and dealers will replace the defective tires, free of charge.  BMW has contacted owners by telephone and those owners have had their cars remedied.  Owner notification letters will not be sent.  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 2, for 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 42
- Reported remedied: 42 \(100%\)
- 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

- [2021 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2021/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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