NHTSA Campaign 23V885000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
NHTSA campaign 23V885000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the forward collision avoidance: warnings: external/pedestrian alert. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 23V885000 with NHTSA on December 22, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V885000, NHTSA lists up to 4,926 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V885000 were scheduled from February 16, 2024, 56 days after the report.
23V885000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2024.
Owners of the model years 23V885000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the forward collision avoidance, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V885000 ranks 107 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 i5 eDrive40 and i5 M60 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 February 16, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This is an expansion of Recall 23V-026.
Reported December 22, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V885000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V885000, 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: December 22, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted