# NHTSA recall 23V479000

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: 23V479000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-07\-12
- Owners notified: 2023\-09\-06
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 384
- Part numbers: 5A83553\-01, 5A83554\-01, 5A83555\-01, 5A83556\-01

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2023 740i, 760i xDrive and i7 xDrive60 vehicles equipped with an Interaction Bar.  The Interaction Bar, located on the dashboard, may not activate the windshield defrosting/defogging system and/or the hazard warning lights.  In addition, those control buttons may not illuminate when pressed.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems", and 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

The inability to operate the defrost or hazard warning lights can increase the risk of a crash or injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the Interaction Bar, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 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 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 384
- Reported remedied: 375 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2023 BMW 740I](/makes/bmw/740i/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW 760I](/makes/bmw/760i/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW I7](/makes/bmw/i7/2023/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.

- [B120326](/bulletins/11030061.md), 2026-03-13, Emissions
- [B640925](/bulletins/11026956.md), 2026-01-05, Service campaign
- [B840625](/bulletins/11024211.md), 2025-10-09, Service bulletin
- [B640925](/bulletins/11022362.md), 2025-09-03, Service campaign
- [B612024](/bulletins/11021111.md), 2025-07-31, Service bulletin
- [B613323](/bulletins/11020915.md), 2025-07-28, Service campaign
- [B340425](/bulletins/11019563.md), 2025-06-17, Emissions
- [B120425](/bulletins/11019554.md), 2025-06-17, Emissions
- [B340425](/bulletins/11017300.md), 2025-04-29, Service campaign
- [B120425](/bulletins/11017273.md), 2025-04-28, Service campaign

## 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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