The defect
BMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2025 530i xDrive, 540i xDrive, 2024-2025 i5 eDrive40, i5 M60 xDrive, 2025 i5 xDrive40, 2024 740i xDrive, 760i xDrive, 750e xDrive, i7 eDrive50, i7 xDrive60, and i7 M70 xDrive vehicles. The steering spindle may break requiring a greater steering effort to control the vehicle.
The risk
A sudden increase in required steering effort increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the steering spindle's double universal joint, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 22, 2024. Owners may contact BMW Customer Service at 1-800-525-7417.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 530I Xdrive | 2024, 2025 |
| BMW 540I Xdrive | 2024, 2025 |
| BMW 740I Xdrive | 2024 |
| BMW 750E Xdrive | 2024 |
| BMW 760I Xdrive | 2024 |
| BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | 2024, 2025 |
| BMW I5 M60 Xdrive | 2024, 2025 |
| BMW I5 XDRIVE40 | 2025 |
| BMW I7 EDRIVE50 | 2024 |
| BMW I7 M70 Xdrive | 2024 |
| BMW I7 XDRIVE60 | 2024 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
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 530I Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW 530I Xdrive | 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW 540I Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW 540I Xdrive | 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW 740I Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW 750E Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| BMW 760I Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW I5 EDRIVE40 | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW I5 M60 Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW I5 M60 Xdrive | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW I5 XDRIVE40 | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW I7 EDRIVE50 | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW I7 M70 Xdrive | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW I7 XDRIVE60 | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 2024
54 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the steering; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 24V908000 3 Dec 2024 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 24V878000 21 Nov 2024 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 24V840000 7 Nov 2024 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 24V744000 3 Oct 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 24V686000 13 Sept 2024 | Rivian Automotive, LLC |
| 24V591000 9 Aug 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V571000 1 Aug 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 24V556000 25 Jul 2024 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024