Bmw 228i, Bmw 230i, Bmw 330e, Bmw 330i, Bmw 430i, Bmw 530i, model year 2021. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 21 July 2021. 21,537 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 2 Series (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive), 330e, 330e Xdrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive) M4 Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, BMW 4 Series Convertible (430i, M440i), BMW X1 sDrive28i, xDrive28i, 2 Series Gran Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V554 cover?
- BMW 228I, BMW 230I, BMW 330E, BMW 330I, BMW 430I, BMW 530I, BMW 540I, BMW M2, model year 2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 2 Series (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive), 330e, 330e Xdrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive) M4 Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, BMW 4 Series Convertible (430i, M440i), BMW X1 sDrive28i, xDrive28i, 2 Series Gran Coupe...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect the seat belt retractors (including the seat belts) and, if necessary, replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021.
- 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: “During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V554 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Seat Belts |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 July 2021 |
| Model years | 2021-2021 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 228I, BMW 230I, BMW 330E, BMW 330I, BMW 430I, BMW 530I, BMW 540I, BMW M2, BMW M235I, BMW M240I, BMW M3, BMW M340I, BMW M4, BMW M440I |
What the notice says today
The consequence
During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the seat belt retractors (including the seat belts) and, if necessary, replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417; 1-866-825-1525 (MINI); 1-877-877-3735 (Rolls Royce); and 1-888-270-9371 (Toyota).
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 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW 228i recalls: 9 US campaigns
- BMW 230i recalls: 11 US campaigns
- BMW 330e recalls: 9 US campaigns
- BMW 330i recalls: 24 US campaigns
- BMW 430i recalls: 18 US campaigns
- BMW 530i recalls: 20 US campaigns
- BMW 540i recalls: 11 US campaigns
- BMW M2 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW M235i recalls: 5 US campaigns
- BMW M240i recalls: 7 US campaigns
- BMW M3 recalls: 12 US campaigns
- BMW M340i recalls: 14 US campaigns
- BMW M4 recalls: 13 US campaigns
- BMW M440i recalls: 7 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21V554, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v554/
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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The fingerprint of this notice
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 21V554 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
36541959 - Consequence
c4eaf3e5 - 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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