{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V046000","date":"2021-02-03","owner_notified":"2021-03-24","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","summary":"BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 530i xDrive, 540i xDrive and 2021 740Li xDrive vehicles.  The output shafts (left/right) which transfer power from the driveshaft to the rear wheels may break due to a heat treatment error during supplier production.","consequence":"A broken output shaft can lead to a loss of drive power or a rollaway condition in a parked vehicle (if the parking brake is not engaged), increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the output shaft(s), free of charge.  The recall began March 24, 2021.  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":"5 Series – Left (8664049), 7 Series – Right (8639474)","units":28,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2022-4","period_to":"2022-4","submitted":"2023-01-23","involved":28,"remedied":28,"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":2020,"make":"BMW","model":"530I","vehicle_id":"2020_bmw_530i","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"BMW","model":"530I","vehicle_id":"2021_bmw_530i","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"BMW","model":"540I","vehicle_id":"2020_bmw_540i","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"BMW","model":"540I","vehicle_id":"2021_bmw_540i","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"BMW","model":"740LI","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/21V046000"}