The defect
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."
The risk
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the back-up camera software, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2019. 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 330i | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 530e | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 530i | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 540d | 2018 |
| BMW 540i | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 640i | 2018, 2019 |
| BMW 740Le | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 740Li | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 745Le | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 750Li | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW 840i | 2019 |
| BMW 840I Xdrive | 2020 |
| BMW M340I | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW M5 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| BMW M550I | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| BMW M850I | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW X3 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| BMW X4 | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW X5 | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW X6 | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW X7 | 2019, 2020 |
| BMW Z4 | 2019, 2020 |
| Rolls-Royce Cullinan | 2019 |
| Rolls-Royce Phantom | 2018, 2019 |
| Toyota Supra | 2020 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 330i | 2019 | 41 | 9 |
| BMW 330i | 2020 | 53 | 11 |
| BMW 530e | 2018 | 29 | 4 |
| BMW 530e | 2019 | 13 | 2 |
| BMW 530e | 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| BMW 530i | 2018 | 26 | 2 |
| BMW 530i | 2019 | 15 | 1 |
| BMW 530i | 2020 | 10 | 5 |
| BMW 540d | 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| BMW 540i | 2018 | 31 | 2 |
| BMW 540i | 2019 | 11 | 1 |
| BMW 540i | 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| BMW 640i | 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| BMW 640i | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| BMW 740Le | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW 740Le | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW 740Li | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW 740Li | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| BMW 745Le | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW 745Le | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW 750Li | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW 750Li | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| BMW 840I Xdrive | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW 840i | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW M340I | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| BMW M340I | 2020 | 53 | 10 |
| BMW M5 | 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| BMW M5 | 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| BMW M5 | 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| BMW M550I | 2018 | 23 | 1 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2019
12 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the back over prevention; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 19V886000 12 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V749000 18 Oct 2019 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 19V654000 12 Sept 2019 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 19V620000 22 Aug 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V603000 15 Aug 2019 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 19V576000 6 Aug 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V276000 9 Apr 2019 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 19V281000 9 Apr 2019 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019