# NHTSA recall 23V770000

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: 23V770000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-11\-16
- Owners notified: 2024\-01\-11
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 201
- Part numbers: 5 A7C 666 02 , 5 A50 129 01, 5 A50 428 01, 5 A50 430 01, 5 A65 AF1 02, 5 A65 AF3 02, 5 A65 AF4 01

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2024 2 Series Coupe \(230i\), 330i, X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X4 xDrive30i, X4 M40i vehicles.  The steering gear may not have been tightened properly, which can allow it to loosen.


## What can happen

A loose steering gear can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the steering gear, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 11, 2024.  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: Quarterly report 5, for 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 201
- Reported remedied: 201 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2024 BMW 230I](/makes/bmw/230i/2024/recalls.md)
- [2024 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2024/recalls.md)
- [2024 BMW X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2024/recalls.md)
- [2024 BMW X4](/makes/bmw/x4/2024/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.

- [B320123](/bulletins/11021817.md), 2025-08-13, Service bulletin
- [B320525](/bulletins/11018515.md), 2025-05-21, Service bulletin
- [B320425](/bulletins/11018514.md), 2025-05-21, Service bulletin
- [B320125](/bulletins/11013039.md), 2025-01-23, Service bulletin
- [B310223](/bulletins/11009555.md), 2024-11-01, Service bulletin
- [B310624](/bulletins/11005224.md), 2024-07-25, Service campaign
- [B360121](/bulletins/11000563.md), 2024-05-30, Service bulletin
- [B360121](/bulletins/10249018.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B320523](/bulletins/10247566.md), 2024-01-03, Service bulletin
- [B320523](/bulletins/10246223.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin

## 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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