BMW of North America, LLC: Electrical System › Starter Assembly › Relay
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 23, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 199,674. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Park away from buildings
NHTSA attached a park-outside advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2021 BMW 330i, 2019-2022 BMW Z4, 2020-2022 BMW 530i, X3, X4, Toyota Supra, 2021-2022 BMW 430i, 430i Convertible, and 2022 BMW 230i vehicles. The engine starter relay may corrode, causing the relay to overheat and short circuit.
The risk
A short circuit in the starter relay may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 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 14, 2025.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 BMW 230i | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 BMW 430i | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 BMW 430i Convertible | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 BMW 530i | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 BMW X3 | 86 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 BMW X4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 BMW Z4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Toyota Supra | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW 330i | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 BMW 430i | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW 430i Convertible | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW 530i | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 BMW X3 | 113 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 BMW X4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW Z4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Toyota Supra | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 BMW 330i | 53 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 BMW 530i | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 BMW X3 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 BMW X4 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 BMW Z4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Toyota Supra | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 BMW 330i | 41 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 BMW Z4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 25V636000.
Full record for the 2022 BMW 230i → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →