NHTSA recall 26V056000
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 | 26V056000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2026-01-30 |
| Owners notified | 2026-03-27 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 87394 |
| Part numbers | A33FB9 / 5A33FC0 / 8671503 / 8693976 – model dependent |
| Report | Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 87394 |
| Reported remedied | 28101 (32%) |
| Reported unreachable | 48 |
| 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, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Toyota Supra, 2022-2023 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2024 5 Series (xDrive), 2021-2022 Z4, 2022-2024 4 Series (Gran Coupe), 2021-2024 4 Series (Convertible and xDrive Convertible), 2021-2023 4 Series (Coupe), 2021-2024 3 Series, 2021-2023 X4, 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire due to wear on an internal component.
What can happen
Fire increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 24, 2026.
| 2022 BMW 230I | |
|---|---|
| 2023 BMW 230I | |
| 2021 BMW 330I | |
| 2022 BMW 330I | |
| 2023 BMW 330I | |
| 2024 BMW 330I | |
| 2021 BMW 430I | |
| 2022 BMW 430I | |
| 2023 BMW 430I | |
| 2024 BMW 430I | |
| 2021 BMW 530I | |
| 2022 BMW 530I | |
| 2023 BMW 530I | |
| 2024 BMW 530I | |
| 2021 BMW X3 | Built from 2020-12-14. |
| 2022 BMW X3 | |
| 2023 BMW X3 | |
| 2021 BMW X4 | Built from 2020-12-14. |
| 2022 BMW X4 | |
| 2023 BMW X4 | Built to 2022-12-14. |
| 2021 BMW Z4 | |
| 2022 BMW Z4 | |
| 2021 TOYOTA SUPRA | Built from 2021-06-24. |
| 2022 TOYOTA SUPRA | |
| 2023 TOYOTA SUPRA | Built to 2022-09-01. |
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.