Electrical system: wiring: connectors/plugs/receptacles; engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump (BMW)
Vehicle recall 24V-608. NHTSA received BMW of North America, LLC’s report on Aug 13, 2024.
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NHTSA received BMW of North America, LLC’s report on Aug 13, 2024. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
BMW of North America, LLC.
(BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2012-2016 Z4 sDrive28i, 528i, 528i xDrive, 328i, 328xi, 2016-2018 X5 xdrive 40e, 2014-2016 228i, 228xi, 428i, 428i xDrive, 328xi Gran Turismo, 2013-2017 X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i, 2015-2018 X4 xDrive28i, 2015-2016 428xi vehicles.
An improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system: wiring: connectors/plugs/receptacles.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect and replace the water pump and plug connector as necessary, and install a protective shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 28, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 720,796 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- BMW 328I20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW 228XI20162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW Z420162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW X3201720162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW 228I20162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW X5201820172016
- BMW 528I20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW X12015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW X42018201720162015
- BMW 328XI20162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- BMW 428XI20162015
- BMW 428I20162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by BMW of North America, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.