NHTSA Campaign 20V598000

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Issued by BMW of North America, LLC · Reported Sep 30, 2020 · 312 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 X3 sDrive 30i, X3 xDrive 30i, X3M 40i, X3 xDrive 30e, X4 xDrive 30i, X4M 40i, 530i, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 550e, 550e xDrive, and 550e iPerformance vehicles. A small portion of the rearview image may be slightly obscured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, program the rearview camera with updated software. The recall began November 18, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW 530I 2020 312
BMW 530I 2021 312
BMW 540I 2020 312
BMW 540I 2021 312
BMW 550E 2020 312
BMW 550E 2021 312
BMW M5 2020 312
BMW M5 2021 312
BMW M550I 2020 312
BMW M550I 2021 312
BMW X3 2020 312
BMW X3 2021 312
BMW X4 2020 312
BMW X4 2021 312

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V598000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.