# NHTSA recall 25V109000

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: 25V109000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2025\-02\-21
- Owners notified: 2025\-06\-05
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Units potentially affected: 114
- Part numbers: N/A \- Vehicle Assembly Plant Issue

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2025 X3 30 xDrive vehicles.  The connection between the positive battery cable and the starter\-generator may have been improperly tightened and overheat.


## What can happen

An overheated battery cable connection can cause an engine stall and increase the risk of a crash.  In addition, an overheated battery cable increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the connection between the positive battery cable and the starter\-generator, or replace the positive battery cable and starter\-generator if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 800\-525\-7417.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 888\-275\-9171\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 114
- Reported remedied: 114 \(100%\)
- 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

- [2025 BMW X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2025/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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