# NHTSA recall 21V046000

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: 21V046000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-02\-03
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-24
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 28
- Part numbers: 5 Series – Left \(8664049\), 7 Series – Right \(8639474\)

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021 530i xDrive, 540i xDrive and 2021 740Li xDrive vehicles.  The output shafts \(left/right\) which transfer power from the driveshaft to the rear wheels may break due to a heat treatment error during supplier production.


## What can happen

A broken output shaft can lead to a loss of drive power or a rollaway condition in a parked vehicle \(if the parking brake is not engaged\), increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the output shaft\(s\), free of charge.  The recall began March 24, 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2022 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2023\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 28
- Reported remedied: 28 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 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

- [2020 BMW 530I](/makes/bmw/530i/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW 530I](/makes/bmw/530i/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW 540I](/makes/bmw/540i/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW 540I](/makes/bmw/540i/2021/recalls.md)
- 2021 BMW 740LI

## 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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