Bmw 230i, Bmw 330i, Bmw 430i, Bmw 530i, Bmw X3, Bmw X4, model years 2021 to 2024. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 30 January 2026. 87,394 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Toyota Supra, 2022-2023 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2024 5 Series (xDrive), 2021-2022 Z4, 2022-2024 4 Series (Gran Coupe), 2021-2024 4 Series (Convertible and xDrive Convertible), 2021-2023 4 Series (Coupe), 2021-2024 3 Series, 2021-2023 X4, 2021-2024 X3 …
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Fire increases the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V056 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Starter Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 January 2026 |
| Model years | 2021-2024 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 230I, BMW 330I, BMW 430I, BMW 530I, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW Z4, TOYOTA SUPRA |
What the notice says today
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Toyota Supra, 2022-2023 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2024 5 Series (xDrive), 2021-2022 Z4, 2022-2024 4 Series (Gran Coupe), 2021-2024 4 Series (Convertible and xDrive Convertible), 2021-2023 4 Series (Coupe), 2021-2024 3 Series, 2021-2023 X4, 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire due to wear on an internal component.
The consequence
Fire increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 24, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We last read the wording of this campaign on 9 September 2026, and it matched the copy we already held.
That copy hashes to d5d4e29a35c7f9532ab5c43744339d78…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
This is one of 1,827 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 230i recalls: 11 US campaigns
- BMW 330i recalls: 24 US campaigns
- BMW 430i recalls: 18 US campaigns
- BMW 530i recalls: 20 US campaigns
- BMW X3 recalls: 47 US campaigns since 2016
- BMW X4 recalls: 26 US campaigns since 2016
- BMW Z4 recalls: 23 US campaigns
- Toyota Supra recalls: 12 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 26V056, wording as read on 9 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v056/
The copy quoted above hashes to d5d4e29a35c7f9532ab5c43744339d78…. If the notice is reworded later, that fingerprint will not match, which is how a reader checks that the quotation was of the version we say it was.
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.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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 26V056 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
72d45a83 - Consequence
ad9b5a7a - 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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