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NHTSA Campaign 18V652000

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA campaign 18V652000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: electrical. The repair is free.

BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 18V652000 with NHTSA on September 20, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 18V652000, NHTSA lists up to 3,501 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 20, 2018 and August 17, 2018.

The 18V652000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 18V652000 were scheduled from February 22, 2019, 155 days after the report.

18V652000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2018–2019.

By potentially affected vehicles, 18V652000 ranks 118 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 18V652000, BMW of North America, LLC has 10 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 18V652000 was 17V591000, reported on September 22, 2017.

What this recall covers

The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 330e iPerformance, i3 Rex, i3 Sport Rex, X5 xDrive40e, i3 BEV, i3 Sport BEV and 2019 i8 and i8 Roadster vehicles and 2018-2019 530e iPerformance, 530e xDrive iPerformance and 740Le xDrive iPerformance vehicles. Capacitors within the TurboCord Portable Chargers may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or a fire.
The risk
An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
The fix
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the charging cable, and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 22, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Reported September 20, 2018

Vehicles covered by 18V652000 (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V652000, 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: September 20, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted