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BMW recall 18V465: 2018 BMW 540d XDrive

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Bmw 230i, Bmw 330e, Bmw 330i, Bmw 340i, Bmw 430i, Bmw 440i, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 July 2018. 5,309 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall. On September 12, 2018, BMW expanded the …

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Which vehicles does recall 18V465 cover?
BMW 230I, BMW 330E, BMW 330I, BMW 340I, BMW 430I, BMW 440I, BMW 530E, BMW 530I, model years 2018-2019.
What is wrong with them?
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall.
What can happen if it is not put right?
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

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 vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.”

5,309vehicles potentially
affected
14models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 11 July 2018owners told 6 September 2018today
The defect reached the regulator on 11 July 2018. Owners were written to 57 days later, on 6 September 2018. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign18V465
Filed byBMW of North America, LLC
System at faultEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine
Reported to NHTSA12 July 2018
Model years2018-2019
Vehicles namedBMW 230I, BMW 330E, BMW 330I, BMW 340I, BMW 430I, BMW 440I, BMW 530E, BMW 530I, BMW 540D, BMW 540I, BMW 640I, BMW 740I, BMW M240I, BMW X1

What the notice says today

The consequence

A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V465, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v465/

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