{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"16V919000","date":"2016-12-21","owner_notified":"2017-02-10","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","summary":"BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016 X5 xDrive40e vehicles manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 9, 2015.  The affected vehicles have a Digital Motor Electronic (DME) control unit that may have a loose electrical ground cable, possibly causing an under-voltage condition which would result in the transmission shifting to neutral.","consequence":"If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there would be an increased risk of a crash.","remedy":"BMW will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the ground cable, free of charge.  The recall began February 6, 2017.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":8,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":3,"period_from":"2017-3","period_to":"2017-3","submitted":"2018-01-25","involved":8,"remedied":8,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":100,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"BMW","model":"X5","vehicle_id":"2016_bmw_x5","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-07-29","built_to":"2015-09-09"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/16V919000"}