2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40. The newest campaign is 25V906000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Dec 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Propulsion System / Cables. NHTSA has 6 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V906000, in the NHTSA record
A dealer will check the positive battery cable connection and, if necessary, repair it, free of charge. The owner notification letter is expected to be mailed on February 13, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 13, 2026.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 71,287 units in total.
25V906000Received . 1 unit.
Electrical System / Propulsion System / Cables
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one 2025 I4 EDRIVE40 vehicle. The connection between the positive battery cable and the rear power distributor may become loose.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loose positive battery cable connection could lead to the vehicle stalling, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, a loose battery cable can overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A dealer will check the positive battery cable connection and, if necessary, repair it, free of charge. The owner notification letter is expected to be mailed on February 13, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 13, 2026.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V395000Received . 71,286 units.
Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Motor / Controller / Software
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 i4, 2022-2024 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2024 I5 vehicles. The electric drive motor software may shut down the high-voltage system, causing a loss of drive power.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The electric drive motor software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
6 complaints, 12 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 2 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Back Over Prevention | 1 |
| Lane Departure | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
| Service Brakes | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Feb 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20252
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/i4-edrive40/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BMW of North America, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40?
- 71,287 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the BMW I4 EDRIVE40 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the BMW I4 EDRIVE40, model year 2025. 2 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40 name most often?
- Power Train: 2 of 12 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 BMW I4 EDRIVE40 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.