Bmw 330e, Bmw 530e, Bmw 745le, Bmw I8, Bmw X3, Bmw X5, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 30 September 2020. 4,509 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 530e, 530e xDrive, 530e iPerformance and X3 xDrive30e and MINI Cooper Countryman All4 SE, 2020 BMW i8, and 2021 330e, 330e xDrive, 745Le xDrive and X5 xDrive45e vehicles. Debris may have entered one or more of the hybrid battery cells during their …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V601 cover?
- BMW 330E, BMW 530E, BMW 745Le, BMW I8, BMW X3, BMW X5, Mini Countryman, model years 2020-2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 530e, 530e xDrive, 530e iPerformance and X3 xDrive30e and MINI Cooper Countryman All4 SE, 2020 BMW i8, and 2021 330e, 330e xDrive, 745Le xDrive and X5 xDrive45e vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The debris could result in a short-circuit, increasing the risk of fire or injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. BMW will inspect and, if necessary, replace the battery module free of charge. The remedy is currently being developed. Until the remedy is completed, drivers are instructed to not charge their vehicles.
- 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: “The debris could result in a short-circuit, increasing the risk of fire or injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20V601 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Battery |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 September 2020 |
| Model years | 2020-2021 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 330E, BMW 530E, BMW 745LE, BMW I8, BMW X3, BMW X5, MINI COUNTRYMAN |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The debris could result in a short-circuit, increasing the risk of fire or injury.
The remedy
BMW will inspect and, if necessary, replace the battery module free of charge. The remedy is currently being developed. Until the remedy is completed, drivers are instructed to not charge their vehicles. Drivers are instructed to not drive in manual mode, sport mode, and to not use the shift paddles. Owners were notified of the safety risk October 23, 2020. The recall began November 24, 2020. 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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW 330e recalls: 9 US campaigns
- BMW 530e recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW 745le recalls: 5 US campaigns
- BMW I8 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW X3 recalls: 47 US campaigns since 2016
- BMW X5 recalls: 47 US campaigns since 2016
- Mini Countryman recalls: 7 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V601, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v601/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 20V601 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
f745f75e - Consequence
f7285ab6 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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