# NHTSA recall 22V541000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive, and park outside away from buildings, until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 22V541000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2022\-07\-27
- Owners notified: 2022\-12\-23
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 367
- Part numbers: i4 – 8847350, 8847342, iX – 8846469, 8846460

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2022\-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage, resulting in an electrical short\-circuit.


## What can happen

A short\-circuit in a high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive or charge their vehicles, and to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete.  Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge.  Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 23, 2022.  A second letter will be mailed when remedy parts become available.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022.    Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.  Owners will also be contacted by phone.


## 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: Quarterly report 7, for 2024 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 367
- Reported remedied: 367 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2024 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

- [2022 BMW I4](/makes/bmw/i4/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW IX](/makes/bmw/ix/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW IX](/makes/bmw/ix/2023/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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