# NHTSA recall 21V199000

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: 21V199000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-03\-24
- Owners notified: 2021\-05\-10
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 17
- Part numbers: 8091223\-03 / 9897885\-05

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2021 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, X3M, and X4, and 2021 X4 xDrive30i vehicles.  The inlet check valve weld may fail, allowing the filling pipe to separate from the fuel tank.


## What can happen

Fuel may leak through the failed weld, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge.  The recall is scheduled to begin May 17, 2021.  Owners were also contacted by telephone.  To date, all repairs have been done.  No further owner notification letters will 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 1, for 2021 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 17
- Reported remedied: 17 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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 X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X4](/makes/bmw/x4/2021/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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