NHTSA recall 21V586000

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	21V586000
Manufacturer	BMW of North America, LLC
Reported	2021-07-29
Owners notified	2022-01-14
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Units potentially affected	11216
Part numbers	4-cyl. (7810696), 6-cyl. (7283473)

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
Filed with NHTSA	2026-01-30
Vehicles in the campaign	11216
Reported remedied	11163 (99%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	48

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

What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2018 328d, 328d xDrive, X5 xDrive35d, 2014-2016 535d, 535d xDrive, 2015 740Ld xDrive, and 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d vehicles. The high-pressure fuel pump may fail.

What can happen

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the high-pressure fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 14, 2022. 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.nhtsa.gov.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2014 BMW 328D
2015 BMW 328D
2016 BMW 328D
2017 BMW 328D
2018 BMW 328D
2014 BMW 535D
2015 BMW 535D
2016 BMW 535D
2015 BMW 740LD
2015 BMW X3
2016 BMW X3
2017 BMW X3
2014 BMW X5
2015 BMW X5
2016 BMW X5
2017 BMW X5
2018 BMW X5

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B011417	2019-07-22. Service bulletin. N47T/N57T HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP: LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES.
B011417	2019-04-22. Service bulletin. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B01 14 17 dated August 2018.
B160119	2019-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE STALLS AFTER STARTING OR WILL NOT START. The engine stalls right after starting (when stationary).
130512	2018-12-17. Service bulletin. N20 Engine: Ticking Noise from High-pressure Fuel Pump. The customer complains of a high-frequency ticking noise from the engine compartment. The noise can be heard inside and outside the vehicle. Mechanical vibrations inside the high-pressure fuel pump
B160616	2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ?SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE LOW-PRESSURE ELECTRIC IN-TANK FUEL Please perform the procedure outlined in this Service Information on all affected vehicles before customer delivery or the next time the vehicle is in the shop.
B130215	2018-11-05. Service bulletin. "?SI B13 02 15July 2015 Fuel SystemsTechnical Service This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B13 02 15 dated May 2015. designates changes to this revision SUBJECT Service Action: N63 Replace High-Pressure Fuel Pumps. The high-pressure pump may fail, resulting in an engine malfunction warning and reduced engine output. This Service Action involves F01, F02, F04, F07, F10, F12, F13, E70, E71, and E72 vehicles with the N63 engine produced from January 1, 2011 to December 1, 2011. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader. CAUSE The high-pressure pump quantity control valve may fail."

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