Bmw X3. Published by Transport Canada as 2025096 on 21 February 2025. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the connection securing the cable from the 48 V battery to the starter-generator may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the connection could loosen and cause a short circuit and/or a loss of power to the wheels.
Note: This recall only affects certain vehicles equipped with a …
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BMW X3 in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2025096
- Recall date
- 21 February 2025
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- X3
- Model years
- 2025
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 27
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the connection securing the cable from the 48 V battery to the starter-generator may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the connection could loosen and cause a short circuit and/or a loss of power to the wheels.
Note: This recall only affects certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine.Safety Risk:
A short circuit could increase the risk of a fire. A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
BMW will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, tighten the nuts. The dealer will replace the 48 V battery cable and/or the starter-generator, as necessary.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2025096.
BMW elsewhere in this register
BMW is named on 449 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2025168 · 1 April 2025 · X3, 5 Series, 3 Series · Electrical
- 2025169 · 1 April 2025 · M1000r, M1000xr · Steering
- 2025320 · 13 June 2025 · i4, iX, i7 · High Voltage
- 2025487 · 17 September 2025 · Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works Convertible, Cooper Convertible · Seats And Restraints
- 2025499 · 23 September 2025 · 3 Series, Z4, X4 · Electrical
- 2025514 · 25 September 2025 · X7, X5, X6 · Engine
- 2025560 · 15 October 2025 · 3 Series · Engine
- 2025566 · 17 October 2025 · R 12 GS, R1300 RT · Powertrain
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2025082 · 17 February 2025 · Navigator · Electrical
- 2025100 · 28 February 2025 · Id.4, Q4 E-Tron · Electrical
- 2025116 · 5 March 2025 · Classic · Electrical
- 2025122 · 11 March 2025 · Kodiak, Sunset, Colorado · Electrical
- 2025038 · 30 January 2025 · Model G · Electrical
- 2025139 · 14 March 2025 · Bronco Sport, Maverick · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a BMW: 449 in the register, and 656 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2025.
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