NHTSA Campaign 20V443000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
NHTSA campaign 20V443000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 20V443000 with NHTSA on July 29, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V443000, NHTSA lists up to 5 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V443000 were scheduled from August 14, 2020, 16 days after the report.
20V443000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2020.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V443000 ranks 261 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V443000, BMW of North America, LLC has 4 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 20V443000 was 19V684000, reported on September 27, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 X3 sDrive40i, X3 xDrive40i and X3M40i vehicles. These vehicles were not programmed with rearview camera software during assembly, therefore, when the transmission is shifted to reverse, a rearview image is not displayed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
- The risk
- An inoperative rearview camera display can increase the risk of a crash when reversing.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will program the affected vehicles with rearview camera software, free of charge. The recall began August 14, 2020. All vehicles have been remedied as of November 9, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported July 29, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V443000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V443000, 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 29, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted