Bmw I4 M50 Gran Coupe (19 Inch Wheels) 2023

Complaint Information: Recalls, Service Bulletins, OBD II Codes

NHTSA Mandated Recalls

Recall 243963 [USA]: An improperly connected or assembled ccu can interrupt electrical power while driving and result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2022-2023 ix xdrive50, ix m60, i4 edrive40, i4 m50, and 2023 i760 xdrive hybrid electric vehicles. The high voltage battery combined charging unit (ccu) may not have been manufactured correctly, resulting in improperly connected and/or assembled components inside the ccu.
dealers will replace the high voltage battery combined charging unit (ccu), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed august 23, 2023. Owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

Recall 240563 [USA]: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2022-2024 ix xdrive50 and 2023 i4 edrive35, i4 edrive40, and i4 m50 hybrid electric vehicles. The high voltage battery cell monitoring circuit may have improperly secured electrical connections which can result in an engine stall.
dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell monitoring circuit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 22, 2023. Owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

Recall 237988 [USA]: Doors that do not lock as intended while the vehicle is in motion may open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2023 330i, 330i xdrive, m340i, m340i xdrive, m3, 330e, 330e xdrive, 430i convertible, 430i xdrive, m440i, 2022-2023 430i, 430i xdrive, m440i xdrive, i4 edrive40, and i4 m50 vehicles. During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit (ecu) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the automatic door locking (adl) function to not lock the doors as intended.
dealers will update the ecu software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed april 10, 2023. Owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

Recall 247212 [USA]: Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2022-2023 i4 edrive40 and ix xdrive50 electric vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 141, "minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles."
dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed march 9, 2023. Owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

Recall 234057 [USA]: An interruption of electrical power may result in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2022-2023 ix xdrive40, ix xdrive50, ix m60, i4 edrive35, i4 edrive40, i4 m50, and 2023 i7 xdrive60 vehicles. The high voltage battery electronic control unit (ecu) software may cause an interruption of electrical power.
dealers will update the high voltage battery ecu software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed february 10, 2023. Owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

B611224 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: The combined charging unit (ccu) may not have been produced according to bmw specifications. This can lead to an internal coolant leak which can result in a failure of the combined charging unit.Possible faults may include- hv charging in
B170124 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: There is coolant leaking from under the car low heater output possible check control message ??A???A???A?Drive, you can continue driving??A???A???A? (id49) possible fault codes stored in these bev vehicles: 224163 ??A???A???A? Electric
B610724 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: This informational bulletin is intended as a guided work through process to address bev/phev charging issues. The step-by-step guide will help walk you through the correct ??A???A???A?Basic??A???A???A? Steps that should be followed when
B610624 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: This informational bulletin is intended as a guided work-through process to address customer charging complaints. The step-by-step guide will help walk you through the ??A?A?Basic??A?A? Procedure to test the charger/infrastructure when the
B611224 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective march 21, 2024) on certain model year 2023 - 2024 bmw vehicles that were produced between september 24, 2022, and december 14, 2023.
B640224 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: The coolant changeover valve may develop a coolant leak when the outside temperatures go below 19??A???A?F (-7??A???A?C). The vehicles operating systems would also need to be at that same low temperature (example: being parked outside, o
B613323 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective december 19, 2023) on certain model year 2023 bmw vehicles that were produced between february 10, 2023, and june 23, 2023. The combined charging unit(ccu) may not have been built to specificati
B610324 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Gen 5 bev/phev vehicles may set the combined charging unit (ccu) in programming abort due to nocommunication to the hv charge socket electronics.
B120523 - POWER TRAIN: The customer states there is a drivetrain malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster. In addition, the following fault memory entries are saved in the ccu (combined charging unit) 0317f2 - high-voltage system, insulation faul
B640224 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: The coolant changeover valve may develop a coolant leak when the outside temperatures go below 19??A?F (-7??A?C). The vehicles operating systems would also need to be at that same low temperature (example: being parked outside, overnight
B611305 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: The electrical system of bmw vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on ho
B613323 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective december 19, 2023) on certain model year 2023 bmw vehicles that were produced between february 10, 2023, and june 23, 2023.
B653823 - EQUIPMENT: If regional navigational maps are downloaded into the vehicle via over-the-air, they cannot be installed into the active navigation.
B640623 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: While the vehicle is at a standstill, a clicking noise can be heard in the passenger compartment. It must bequiet without other electrical loads or without driving noises to be heard. It sounds like the noise comes from under the hood.
B612523 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: The purpose of this service bulletin (sib) is informational regarding dc (direct current) charging complaints on gen 5 battery electric vehicles (bev). It serves as a supporting argument and is intended to help distinguish between a stand
B612323 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Bmw ag has issued a service action on certain model year 2022 bmw i4 gran coupe vehicles that wereproduced between august 10, 2022 ??A???A???A? September 2, 2022.
MCAS4023 - POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT: Bmw ag has requested the inspection of all dealer stock of the following part number(s) listed below to ensure the spacer is conformed to drawing.
B120523 - POWER TRAIN: The customer states there is a drivetrain malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster. In addition, the following fault memory entries are saved in the ccu (combined charging unit): 0317f2 - high-voltage system, insulation fau
B612023 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ?The customer states there is a drivetrain malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster, and in some cases the vehicle will not go into drive readiness.
B640723 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS: ?Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective june 29, 2023) on certain model year 2023 bmw i4 vehicles that were produced between april 19, 2023, and april 24, 2023. Contaminants were found on the printed circuit board of the electric a/c
B120522 - POWER TRAIN: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective december 1, 2022) on certain model year 2023 bmw i4 andi7 vehicles that were produced between october 5, 2022 and november 10, 2022. A bearing in the front electric drive unit could fail due to a
B840323 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective february 9, 2023) on certain model year 2022 - 2023 bmw vehicles that were produced between june 29, 2022 and february 16, 2023.
B640723 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective june 29, 2023) on certain model year 2023 bmw i4 vehicles that were produced between april 19, 2023, and april 24, 2023.
B640623 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL: While the vehicle is at a standstill, a clicking noise can be heard in the passenger compartment.
B630821 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Headlight check control (cc) message 128 "high beam headlight failure" is displayed. The following fault codes are stored during a vehicle test: 80419a - left high-beam headlight: short circuit and/or 8041a5 - light outputs: number of permi
B630321 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS: Condensation is present on the inner surfaces in one or both taillights (circled).
B160123 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (evap) system (nvld natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the dme: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and s
B120323 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop effective june 6, 2023 on certain model year 2023 - 2024 bmw vehicles that were produced between october 26, 2022 and may 8, 2023.
B630723 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING: Upon parking and exiting the vehicle, the parking lights remain active.
B610123 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Due to a software error, the vehicle sporadically does not achieve sleep mode. As a result, the 12-volt battery becomes discharged and may cause a no-start condition.
B514616 - STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE: Upon opening and closing the tailgate, a creaking/groaning sound can be heard from tailgate actuator.
B510923 - VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS: Sudden failure of the power window(s).
SIB120522 - STRUCTURE: Parts information.
SIB660823 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:HUD:CAMERA/SENSOR: Issues with the various functions of the camera-based driver assistance systems (kafas system) can possibly lead to following customer complaints: kafas camera system deactivates itself, due to system restrictions that are not clear to the
SIB120522 - POWER TRAIN: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective december 1, 2022) on certain model year 2023 bmw i4 and i7 vehicles that were produced between october 5, 2022 and november 10, 2022. A bearing in the front electric drive unit could fail due to
B841422 - LANE DEPARTURE:LANE KEEP:NAVIGATION SYSTEM/SOFTWARE: Customer is shown an incorrect gps location in the vehicle (i.E., nav map, coordinates).
B651623 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.: Customer states there is no audio playback (telephony, navigation, radio) and system sounds (pdc, turn indicators, acoustic signals) may also have failed.
B620123 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL: Customers may complain about a loss of displayed estimated electric driving range in the instrument cluster (kombi) after programming to i-level s18a-22-07-5xx.
B610923 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: The gear selector switch (gws) consists of the control electronics circuit and the selector lever. The sensors for recording the gearshift lever position and for inhibiting inadvertent gearshifts are integrated in the control electronics.
B610123 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Due to a software error, the vehicle sporadically does not achieve sleep mode. As a result, the 12-volt battery becomes discharged and may cause a no-start condition.
B510423 - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR: Black resin is leaking from below the outside door handle(s).
B320123 - STEERING: When turning the steering wheel while stationary or when driving on uneven roads; cracking, creaking, or knocking noises may be heard.
B652021 - EQUIPMENT: Bmw ag has issued a delivery stop (effective october 25, 2021) on certain model year 2022 bmw vehicles that were produced after october 25, 2021. Due to supply chain limitations, certain vehicles were produced without a cid with touch funct
B650422 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Due to component-related supply issues, the central information displays (cid) in some of the model year 2022 vehicles listed above were produced without the integrated touch screen function.
B610120 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Customer is unable to power up or charge accessories through a plug adapter inserted in the front 12-volt power socket plug. Alternatively, it will only operate when constant downward hand pressure is maintained.
B120522 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: A bearing in the front electric drive unit could fail due to a manufacturing defect, resulting in a noise while driving.
B841422 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM): Customer is shown an incorrect gps location in the vehicle (i.E., nav map, coordinates).
B512222 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH: Hood lever is pulled twice but the hood only achieves the pre-latch position on both sides.
B240222 - STRUCTURE: A cracking, metallic noise from under the center of the vehicle.
B120522 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Bmw ag has issued a delovery stop (effective december 1, 2022) on certain model year 2023 bmw i4 and i7 vehicles that were produced between october 5, 2022 and november 10, 2022. Due to a supplier production issue, it may cause the electric
B651322 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: After updating dealer owned vehicles to software 22-07-5xx, many current bmw customers and previous demo users may receive emails stating that they are linked to bmw vehicles they do not own. Also, many users of the mybmw app may find addit
B640422 - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM: An interference noise (groaning noise) can be heard from within the heating and air-conditioning unit in the center of the instrument panel.
B611022 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Due to an incorrect terminal assignment, the compressor circuit is protected with a 30 amp fuse (slot f227). A 40 a fuse (slot f229) is required for suitable circuit protection.
B511422 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK: The vehicle doors lock automatically when driving off.
SIB651022 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL: The sound output intermittently drops out entirely. This can be reproduced with all audio sources as well as telephone and voice output.
SIB510922 - BACK OVER PREVENTION: A squeaking noise might be heard from the driver's exterior mirror when it's folding in and out.
SIB611322 - STRUCTURE: A limited amount of model year 2022/2023 (my22/23) vehicles were produced with non-functional smart opener control units. The smart opener is part of the comfort access feature, enabling to open the trunk lid or tailgate using the "foot kic
SIB611022 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Due to an incorrect terminal assignment, the compressor circuit is protected with a 30 amp fuse (slot f227). A 40 a fuse (slot f229) is required for suitable circuit protection.