# NHTSA recall 20V761000

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: 20V761000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-12\-09
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-30
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 812
- Part numbers: N/A – Vehicle Assembly Issue

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2021 M340i xDrive, M440i xDrive Coupe, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, 840i Gran Coupe, 840i xDrive Gran Coupe, X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X6 sDrive40i, X6 xDrive40i, and X7 xDrive40i vehicles.  The connection between the 48\-Volt battery and the starter\-generator may not have been assembled properly, which can cause increased electrical resistance at the connections.


## What can happen

Increased electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the connection between the 48\-Volt battery and the starter\-generator assembly, replacing it if necessary, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin April 12, 2021.  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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 812
- Reported remedied: 810 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2021 BMW 530I](/makes/bmw/530i/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW 540I](/makes/bmw/540i/2021/recalls.md)
- 2021 BMW 740LI
- [2021 BMW 840I](/makes/bmw/840i/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW M340I](/makes/bmw/m340i/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW M440I](/makes/bmw/m440i/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X7](/makes/bmw/x7/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B661223](/bulletins/10242533.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [B610522](/bulletins/10211865.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin
- [B612420](/bulletins/10200239.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B610319](/bulletins/10199299.md), 2021-07-19, Service bulletin
- [B612720](/bulletins/10187480.md), 2021-02-22, Service bulletin
- [B610121](/bulletins/10187478.md), 2021-02-22, 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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