BMW has issued a recall impacting more than 61,000 vehicles due to a sunroof issue.
A recall report issued with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveals that impacted vehicles have a roof function control unit that may not fully conform to FMVSS 118 Section 4. More specifically, it may be possible to close the sunroof without the key fob present in the vehicle “through other remote means.”
BMW states that were the sunroof closed without the key fob present, this could increase the risk of injury.
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The recall affects a host of models, starting with 2022 430i Gran Coupe, 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, and M440i xDrive Gran Coupe models built between June 25, 2021 and February 24, 2022, totaling 3,400 vehicles. The recall also impacts 36,845 BMW X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M50i, and X5M models built between July 12, 2018 and April 7, 2022, in addition to 6,921 examples of the X5 xDrive45e hybrid built from June 6, 2020 to April 7, 2022.
Other models involved in the recall include 6,031 examples of the X6 sDrive40i, X6 xDrive40i, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M50i, and X6M built between July 15, 2019 and April 7, 2022, as well as X7 xDrive40i, X7 xDrive50i, X7 M50i, X7 xDrive60i, X7 M60i, X7M, and Alpina XB7 models built between October 30, 2018 and April 7, 2022, totaling 8,024 vehicles.
BMW first became aware of a potential issue in March 2022 during a testing and analysis program. An engineering review was initiated and revealed that certain aspects of the sunroof operation software may not have been appropriate for U.S. vehicles. In fact, the roof function control unit had software containing functionality for other markets.
Owners will be notified of the recall on June 13, 2022 and asked to take their vehicle to a BMW dealer to be fixed. Alternatively, an Over-The-Air update will be available.
