NHTSA recall 24V714000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 24V714000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2024-09-25 |
| Owners notified | 2024-11-22 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM |
| Units potentially affected | 982 |
| Part numbers | 5A22601, 5A4B1C4, 5A22604, 5A73B79, 5A2261, 5B3A274, 5B3F536, 4B08525, 7883242 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 982 |
| Reported remedied | 979 (99%) |
| 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.
What is wrong
BMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2025 530i xDrive, 540i xDrive, 2024-2025 i5 eDrive40, i5 M60 xDrive, 2025 i5 xDrive40, 2024 740i xDrive, 760i xDrive, 750e xDrive, i7 eDrive50, i7 xDrive60, and i7 M70 xDrive vehicles. The steering spindle may break requiring a greater steering effort to control the vehicle.
What can happen
A sudden increase in required steering effort increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the steering spindle's double universal joint, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 22, 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 nhtsa.gov.
| 2024 BMW 530I XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2025 BMW 530I XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW 540I XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2025 BMW 540I XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW 740I XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW 750E XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW 760I XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | |
| 2025 BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | |
| 2024 BMW I5 M60 XDRIVE | |
| 2025 BMW I5 M60 XDRIVE | |
| 2025 BMW I5 XDRIVE40 | |
| 2024 BMW I7 EDRIVE50 | |
| 2024 BMW I7 M70 XDRIVE | |
| 2024 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 |
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.