Bmw 230i, Bmw 230i Xdrive, Bmw 330i, Bmw 330i Xdrive, Bmw 430i, Bmw 430i Xdrive, model years 2021 to 2026. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 8 July 2026. 318,495 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V438 cover?
- BMW 230I, BMW 230I Xdrive, BMW 330I, BMW 330I Xdrive, BMW 430I, BMW 430I Xdrive, BMW 530I, BMW 530I Xdrive, model years 2021-2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Fire increases the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
- Has this notice changed since it was announced?
- Yes. The remedy was reworded on 5 Sep 2026. Both versions are on this page, with the date each was read.
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: “Fire increases the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V438 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Starter Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 July 2026 |
| Model years | 2021-2026 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 230I, BMW 230I XDRIVE, BMW 330I, BMW 330I XDRIVE, BMW 430I, BMW 430I XDRIVE, BMW 530I, BMW 530I XDRIVE, BMW X3, BMW X4, BMW Z4, TOYOTA SUPRA |
What the notice says today
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 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 on August 31, 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 August 28, 2026. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall 26V056.
What it said before
This notice has been edited since it was first published. NHTSA shows only the current version. Both are below, read straight from the agency at the times shown, with the words that moved marked.
The remedy was rewritten
2 words added, 5 removed. The notice grew from 417 to 403 characters.
Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on August 28, 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 August 28, 2026. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall 26V056.
Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 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 August 28, 2026. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall 26V056.
Nothing above is our paraphrase. Both columns are the agency’s own text; only the marking is ours.
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 . The remedy was last reworded on , and both versions are held.
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 530i Xdrive recalls: 5 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
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26V438, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v438/
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