# NHTSA recall 23V294000

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: 23V294000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-04\-26
- Owners notified: 2023\-06\-22
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
- Units potentially affected: 5
- Part numbers: 5A291\-F4\-05/F5\-04

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2023 X7 M60i and XM vehicles.  The fasteners that connect the exhaust system and the catalytic converter may not have been tightened correctly.


## What can happen

A loose connection between the exhaust system and catalytic converter increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the gasket between the exhaust system and the catalytic converter, and tighten the fasteners, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 22, 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: 5
- Reported remedied: 4 \(80%\)
- 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 X7](/makes/bmw/x7/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW XM](/makes/bmw/xm/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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