NHTSA recall 24V576000
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 | 24V576000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2024-08-01 |
| Owners notified | 2024-09-27 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 105588 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 105588 |
| Reported remedied | 91891 (87%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 143 |
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.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2019-2020 X5, X7, 2020 3 Series Sedan, X6, 2020-2021 7 Series Sedan, 2020 8 Series Convertible, 8 Series Coupe, and 2020 8 Series Gran Coupe vehicles. Please see the recall report for the complete list of models. In the event the starter motor fails, repeated attempts to start the vehicle can cause the starter motor to overheat from an electrical overload.
What can happen
A starter motor that overheats can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 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.
| 2020 BMW 340XI | |
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| 2020 BMW 740I | |
| 2021 BMW 740I | |
| 2020 BMW 740XI | |
| 2021 BMW 740XI | |
| 2020 BMW 840I | |
| 2020 BMW 840XI | |
| 2020 BMW M340I | |
| 2020 BMW M340XI | |
| 2019 BMW X5 | |
| 2020 BMW X5 | |
| 2020 BMW X6 | |
| 2019 BMW X7 | |
| 2020 BMW X7 |
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
| SIB090121 | 2022-07-18. Service bulletin. BMW offers a new special ISTA Installation made available for Roadside Assistance / Mobile Service technicians. The new ISTA Version is also able to be used in case of a Remote Software Upgrade (RSU) programming failure to get the customer car reprogrammed on site. In case of a Remote Software Upgrade failure, the engine start is prevented for safety reasons until the vehicle is programmed correctly. Most of the errors occur when only one control unit fails to program correctly. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.