NHTSA Campaign 23V099000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 23V099000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 23V099000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V099000, NHTSA lists up to 3,193 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V099000 were scheduled from April 18, 2023, 60 days after the report.
23V099000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2022–2023.
Owners of the model years 23V099000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V099000 vehicles, the 2022 BMW Z4 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V099000 ranks 125 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 23V099000, BMW of North America, LLC has 2 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 23V099000 was 22V820000, reported on November 2, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North Americal, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 8 Series Coupe (840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, M8), 8 Series Convertible (840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, M8), 8 Series Gran Coupe (840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, M8, Alpine B8 xDrive), 2 Series Coupe (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i xDrive, M2), and 2022-2023 Z4 sDrive30i, Z4 M40i vehicles. When the digital key is removed from the vehicle, the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software may still allow the power windows and sunroof to be closed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, "Power-operated Window Systems."
- The risk
- Unintentionally closing the windows or sunroof without the key present can increase the risk of injury to occupants inside the vehicle.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the software for the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. In addition, the digital key function via cellular service and Wi-Fi capability will be deactivated until the vehicle is updated with new software. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 11, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported February 17, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V099000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V099000, 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: February 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted