NHTSA Campaign 20V598000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
NHTSA campaign 20V598000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 20V598000 with NHTSA on September 30, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V598000, NHTSA lists up to 312 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V598000 were scheduled from November 18, 2020, 49 days after the report.
20V598000 covers 4 models from BMW, model years 2020–2021.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V598000 ranks 183 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V598000, BMW of North America, LLC has 4 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 20V598000 was 20V443000, reported on July 29, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 X3 sDrive 30i, X3 xDrive 30i, X3M 40i, X3 xDrive 30e, X4 xDrive 30i, X4M 40i, 530i, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 550e, 550e xDrive, and 550e iPerformance vehicles. A small portion of the rearview image may be slightly obscured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- The risk
- If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, program the rearview camera with updated software. The recall began November 18, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported September 30, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V598000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V598000, 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 30, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted