NHTSA Campaign 20V152000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 20V152000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 20V152000 with NHTSA on March 18, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V152000, NHTSA lists up to 15 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V152000 were scheduled from May 15, 2020, 58 days after the report.
20V152000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2018–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V152000 covers have filed at least 111 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V152000 vehicles, the 2019 BMW X3 has the most (47).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V152000 ranks 246 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V152000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 20V152000 was 19V579000, reported on August 6, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 X4 xDrive30i and X4 M40i, and 2018-2020 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3M vehicles. The instrument panel casing may not have been tightened properly to the passenger air bag.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the air bag could damage the instrument panel and cause small pieces of the panel to strike the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel casing, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported March 18, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V152000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V152000, 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: March 18, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted