NHTSA recall 23V026000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 23V026000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-01-25 |
| Owners notified | 2023-03-09 |
| Component | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT |
| Units potentially affected | 3431 |
| Part numbers | N/A - Software |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3431 |
| Reported remedied | 3429 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 2 |
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 2022-2023 i4 eDrive40 and iX xDrive50 electric vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
What can happen
Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2023. 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.
| 2022 BMW I4 | |
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| 2023 BMW I4 | |
| 2022 BMW IX | |
| 2023 BMW IX |
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
| SIB510922 | 2022-10-17. Service bulletin. A squeaking noise might be heard from the driver's exterior mirror when it's folding in and out. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.