# NHTSA recall 21V831000

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: 21V831000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-10\-22
- Owners notified: 2021\-12\-17
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Units potentially affected: 2577
- Part numbers: 9448724 / 9853320

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2022 X4 xDrive30i, X4 M40i, and X4M vehicles.  The rear license plate may not be illuminated properly.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

The incorrectly positioned license plate lamp cutouts could cause confusion to other drivers on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will modify the rear license plate bracket, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on December 17, 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2577
- Reported remedied: 2559 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 3

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

- [2022 BMW X4](/makes/bmw/x4/2022/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.

- [B630418](/bulletins/10252031.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin
- [B630821](/bulletins/10239611.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin
- [B630418](/bulletins/10235200.md), 2023-05-01, 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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