NHTSA recall 26V096000
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 | 26V096000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2026-02-19 |
| Owners notified | 2026-04-16 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 58713 |
| Part numbers | N/A - Electrical Wiring Harness Routing |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 58713 |
| Reported remedied | 41911 (71%) |
| 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, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 M5 Sportswagon, 2025-2026 M5, 2024-2025 750e xDrive, 2025-2026 550e xDrive, 2023-2025 I7, 2023-2025 7 Series, 2024-2026 i5, and 5 Series vehicles. The electrical wiring harness for the air conditioning system may become damaged during replacement of the cabin air filter.
What can happen
A damaged wiring harness can short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the air conditioning system’s electrical wiring harness and add a retaining strap/bracket to the harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 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 April 13, 2026.
| 2025 BMW 550E XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2026 BMW 550E XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW 750E XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2025 BMW 750E XDRIVE | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | |
| 2025 BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | |
| 2026 BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | |
| 2024 BMW I5 M60 XDRIVE | |
| 2025 BMW I5 M60 XDRIVE | |
| 2025 BMW I5 XDRIVE40 | |
| 2026 BMW I5 XDRIVE40 | |
| 2024 BMW I7 EDRIVE50 | |
| 2025 BMW I7 EDRIVE50 | |
| 2023 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 | |
| 2024 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 | |
| 2025 BMW I7 XDRIVE60 | |
| 2025 BMW M5 | Built from 2024-06-18. |
| 2026 BMW M5 | Built to 2025-04-09. |
| 2025 BMW M5 SPORTSWAGON |
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.