# 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2025 BMW 550E XDRIVE](/makes/bmw/550e/2025/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2026 BMW 550E XDRIVE](/makes/bmw/550e/2026/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 BMW 750E XDRIVE](/makes/bmw/750e/2024/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 BMW 750E XDRIVE](/makes/bmw/750e/2025/recalls.md). 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](/makes/bmw/m5/2025/recalls.md). Built from 2024\-06\-18.
- [2026 BMW M5](/makes/bmw/m5/2026/recalls.md). Built to 2025\-04\-09.
- 2025 BMW M5 SPORTSWAGON

## 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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