BMW of North America, LLC: Electrical System › Starter Assembly
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 25, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 145,102. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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 remedy
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.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 BMW 840i | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 BMW 840i | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 BMW 840i | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 BMW 740Li | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 BMW 840i | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW 740Li | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW 840i | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW 340i | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW 740Li | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW 840i | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW X5 | 113 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020 BMW X6 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW X7 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 BMW X5 | 194 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 BMW X7 | 48 | 11 | 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 25V644000.
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