{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "BMW recall 21V031: BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X7 (2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v031/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V031 (BMW): A loose steering column shaft universal joint connection can affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw X5, Bmw X6, Bmw X7, model year 2021. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 29 January 2021. 21 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5M, X5 xDrive45e, X6 sDrive40i, X6 xDrive40i, X7 xDrive40i, X7 M50i vehicles. The steering column shaft's universal joint connection may not have been tightened to specifications, and can become loose. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A loose steering column shaft universal joint connection can affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V031 BMW of North America, LLC Steering:Column 29 January 2021 2021-2021 BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X7 A loose steering column shaft universal joint connection can affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, depending upon the inspection, either the bolt will be replaced and tightened to specifications, or the steering column shaft, universal joint, and bolt will be replaced and tightened to specifications, free of c",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:38:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:57:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"BMW recall 21V031: BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X7 (2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v031/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}