NHTSA Campaign 18V465000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 18V465000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 18V465000 with NHTSA on July 11, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V465000, NHTSA lists up to 5,309 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 18, 2018 and June 12, 2018.
The 18V465000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V465000 were scheduled from September 6, 2018, 57 days after the report.
18V465000 covers 7 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2018–2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V465000 ranks 103 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V465000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 18V465000 was 18V336000, reported on May 23, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall. On September 12, 2018, BMW expanded the recall to a total of 5,309 vehicles including certain 2018-2019 BMW 540d xDrive, 230i M240i, M240i xDrive, X2 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 330i, 330i xDrive, 340i, 340i xDrive, 330i xDrive Gran Turismo, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, 530e, 530e xDrive, 640i xDrive Gran Turismo, 330e, 2019 430i Gran Coupe, 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, 440i Gran Coupe, 440i xDrive Gran Coupe, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, 740i, 740i xDrive, MINI Cooper, Cooper S, JCW, MINI Countryman (Cooper, Cooper All4, Cooper S, Cooper S All4, JCW All4), and MINI Clubman (Cooper, Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, JCW All4) vehicles.
- The risk
- A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported July 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V465000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V465000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted