- Vehicles
- 257,473
- Built between
- Mar 2018 – Sep 2019
- Models
- 25
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 November 2019
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 8,604
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and September 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019-2020 BMW 330IBuilt May 2018 to August 2019
- 2018-2020 BMW 530EBuilt May 2018 to September 2019
- 2018-2020 BMW 530IBuilt May 2018 to September 2019
- 2018 BMW 540DBuilt May 2018 to June 2019
- 2018-2020 BMW 540IBuilt May 2018 to September 2019
- 2018-2019 BMW 640IBuilt May 2018 to July 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW 740LEBuilt June 2018 to February 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW 740LIBuilt May 2018 to September 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW 745LEBuilt June 2018 to February 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW 750LIBuilt May 2018 to September 2019
- 2019 BMW 840IBuilt March 2018 to February 2019
- 2020 BMW 840XIBuilt March 2018 to February 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW M340IBuilt May 2018 to August 2019
- 2018-2020 BMW M5Built May 2018 to September 2019
- 2018-2020 BMW M550IBuilt May 2018 to September 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW M850IBuilt March 2018 to September 2019
- 2018-2020 BMW X3Built May 2018 to August 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW X4Built May 2018 to August 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW X5Built May 2018 to August 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW X6Built June 2018 to July 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW X7Built July 2018 to August 2019
- 2019-2020 BMW Z4Built May 2018 to August 2019
- 2019 Rolls-Royce CullinanBuilt September 2018 to August 2019
- 2018-2019 Rolls-Royce PhantomBuilt May 2018 to August 2019
- 2020 Toyota SupraBuilt February 2019 to August 2019
Repair progress
8,604 of 257,473 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2021.
96% repaired — 248,218 of 257,473 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 25
- Scrapped or exported
- 626
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 540d, 2018-2020 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 530e, 530e xDrive, X3 sDrive, X3 xDrive, X3 M40i, X3 M, and 2019-2020 X4 xDrive, X4 M40i, X4 M, X7 xDrive, X7 M50i, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, 750Li, 750Li xDrive, 8 Series Convertible and Coupe 840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, X5 sDrive, X5 xDrive, X5 M50i, X6 xDrive, X6 M50i, 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, Z4 sDrive, Z4 M40i, 740Le xDrive and 745Le xDrive, 2018-2019 640i xDrive Gran Turismo and Rolls-Royce Phantom, 2019 M850i xDrive Gran Coupe and Rolls-Royce Cullinan and 2020 Toyota Supra vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
What could happen
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the back-up camera software, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to September 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 September 2019
- Owners notified8 November 2019
- Latest repair reportQ1 2021 — 96% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 September 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 111
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.