BMW Electrical System: Wiring

BMW is recalling about 58,713 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A damaged wiring harness can short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
26V096000
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Reported
19 February 2026
Vehicles
58,713
Built between
Jun 2024 – Apr 2025
Models
9
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 April 2026
Repaired
71%
Unrepaired
16,802

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2024 and April 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2025-2026 BMW 550E Xdrive
  • 2024-2025 BMW 750E Xdrive
  • 2024-2026 BMW I5 EDRIVE40
  • 2024-2025 BMW I5 M60 Xdrive
  • 2025-2026 BMW I5 XDRIVE40
  • 2024-2025 BMW I7 EDRIVE50
  • 2023-2025 BMW I7 XDRIVE60
  • 2025-2026 BMW M5Built June 2024 to April 2025
  • 2025 BMW M5 Sportswagon

Repair progress

16,802 of 58,713 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

71% repaired — 41,911 of 58,713 reported

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 2025 M5 Sportswagon, 2025-2026 M5, 2024-2025 750e xDrive, 2025-2026 550e xDrive, 2023-2025 I7, 2023-2025 7 Series, 2024-2026 i5, and 5 Series vehicles. The electrical wiring harness for the air conditioning system may become damaged during replacement of the cabin air filter.

What could happen

A damaged wiring harness can short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and replace the air conditioning system’s electrical wiring harness and add a retaining strap/bracket to the harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026.

Parts involved

  • N/A - Electrical Wiring Harness RoutingN/A - Electrical Wiring Harness RoutingElectrical Wiring Harness Routing

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2024 to April 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 February 2026
  3. Owners notified16 April 2026
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 71% 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 19 February 2026.

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. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 13, 2026.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
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.

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.

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