# NHTSA recall 25V857000

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: 25V857000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2025\-12\-11
- Owners notified: 2026\-02\-06
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 36922
- Part numbers: N/A \- Software

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025\-2026 X3 vehicles. While the vehicle is stationary, unexpected steering wheel movement \(rotation\) may occur.


## What can happen

Unintended steering wheel movement while the vehicle is stationary increases the risk of an injury and on the road, a crash.


## The remedy

The steering system software will be updated, free of charge, either over\-the\-air \(OTA\) or by a dealer. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 2, 2026.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 36922
- Reported remedied: 35541 \(96%\)
- 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). Built from 2024\-08\-14.
- [2026 BMW X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2026/recalls.md). Built to 2025\-10\-20.

## 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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