NHTSA Campaign 25V644000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 25V644000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: starter assembly. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 25V644000 with NHTSA on September 25, 2025; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 25V644000, NHTSA lists up to 145,102 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 21, 2019 and July 28, 2020.
The 25V644000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V644000 were scheduled from February 9, 2026, 137 days after the report.
25V644000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 25V644000 covers have filed at least 151 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 25V644000 vehicles, the 2019 BMW X5 has the most (72).
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V644000 ranks 21 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 25V644000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 25V644000 was 25V636000, reported on September 23, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 340I, X6, 2020-2025 840I, 2020-2022 740LI, 2019-2020 X7, and X5 vehicles. After repeated attempts, the starter motor may overheat from an electrical overload.
- The risk
- An overheated starter motor can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. This recall includes vehicles repaired under recall 24V576 and those owners will need to have their vehicle repaired again. Owner notification letters were mailed February 9, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov November 17, 2025.
Reported September 25, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V644000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V644000, 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 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted