# NHTSA recall 20V678000

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: 20V678000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-11\-04
- Owners notified: 2020\-12\-18
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
- Units potentially affected: 83
- Part numbers: 6884852

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2020 X5 sDrive40i, xDrive40i, X5 M50i, X5M, X7 xDrive40i, X7 M50i, X6 xDrive40i, X6 M50i and X6M vehicles and 2021 X5 xDrive45e vehicles.  The weld between the front axle support and the right front control arm bearing bracket may separate.


## What can happen

If the weld between the front axle support and the right front control arm bearing bracket separates, vehicle handling and control may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle support, free of charge.  The recall began December 18, 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 4, for 2021 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-10\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 83
- Reported remedied: 83 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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

- [2020 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2020/recalls.md)
- 2020 BMW X6 M
- [2020 BMW X7](/makes/bmw/x7/2020/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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