NHTSA Campaign 20V490000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 20V490000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 20V490000 with NHTSA on August 18, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V490000, NHTSA lists up to 713 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V490000 were scheduled from October 12, 2020, 55 days after the report.
20V490000 covers 4 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2020–2021.
Owners of the model years 20V490000 covers have filed at least 110 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V490000 vehicles, the 2021 BMW X5 has the most (38).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V490000 ranks 167 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V490000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 20V490000 was 20V152000, reported on March 18, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 330e and X5 xDrive45e, 2020-2021 X3 xDrive30e, and 2020 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. Loose welding beads may form a conductive path between the hybrid battery cells which could lead to a short-circuit.
- The risk
- A short-circuited hybrid battery may increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the battery modules, free of charge. BMW issued owners an interim notification on October 16, 2020. Although potentially affected BMW owners received interim owner notification letters, all potentially affected BMW owner vehicles have been remedied; therefore, BMW Final owner notification letters will not be necessary. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported August 18, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V490000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V490000, 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: August 18, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted