NHTSA Campaign 23V026000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
NHTSA campaign 23V026000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: warnings: external/pedestrian alert. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 23V026000 with NHTSA on January 25, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V026000, NHTSA lists up to 3,431 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V026000 were scheduled from March 9, 2023, 43 days after the report.
23V026000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2022–2023.
Owners of the model years 23V026000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the back over prevention, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V026000 vehicles, the 2022 BMW i4 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V026000 ranks 119 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 23V026000, BMW of North America, LLC has 4 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 23V026000 was 21V096000, reported on February 19, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 i4 eDrive40 and iX xDrive50 electric vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
- The risk
- Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported January 25, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V026000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V026000, 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: January 25, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted