# NHTSA recall 23V118000

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: 23V118000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-02\-23
- Owners notified: 2023\-04\-10
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 120
- Part numbers: Software \- N/A

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2023 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, 330e, 330e xDrive, 430i Convertible, 430i xDrive, M440i, 2022\-2023 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive, i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles.  During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit \(ECU\) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the automatic door locking \(ADL\) function to not lock the doors as intended.


## What can happen

Doors that do not lock as intended while the vehicle is in motion may open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 120
- Reported remedied: 117 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2023 BMW 330E](/makes/bmw/330e/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2023/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW 430I](/makes/bmw/430i/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW 430I](/makes/bmw/430i/2023/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW I4](/makes/bmw/i4/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW I4](/makes/bmw/i4/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW M340I](/makes/bmw/m340i/2023/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW M440I](/makes/bmw/m440i/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW M440I](/makes/bmw/m440i/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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