2022 BMW I4: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: do not drive, park outsideCampaign 22V541000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Jul 2022. 367 units. Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

Remedy of campaign 22V541000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised not to drive or charge their vehicles, and to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 23, 2022. A second letter will be mailed when remedy parts become available. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Owners will also be contacted by phone.

Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 2022 BMW I4. The newest campaign is 25V395000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jul 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Motor / Controller / Software. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V395000, 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.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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

8 campaigns, newest first. 96,425 units in total.

25V39500023 Jul 2025Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Motor / Controller / Software
25V47000016 Jul 2025Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery
23V44900028 Jun 2023Electrical System / Propulsion System / Hybrid Management
23V11800023 Feb 2023Electrical System / Body Control Module / Software
23V02600025 Jan 2023Forward Collision Avoidance / Warnings / External/Pedestrian Alert
22V94400020 Dec 2022Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery Thermal / Management / Software
22V54100027 Jul 2022Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction BatteryAdvisory
22V4830007 Jul 2022Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

25V395000Received 23 Jul 2025. 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: 8 Aug 2025.
25V470000Received 16 Jul 2025. 136 units.
Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery
Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2022-2023 i4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery cell modules may not have been assembled properly, resulting in stress on the module frame and possible module failure.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Battery module failure may lead to a shutdown of the high-voltage system which can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, module failure increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace specific high-voltage battery cell modules, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed September 11, 2025. Another notice will be sent once the remedy becomes available, anticipated December 31, 2025Owners 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: 2 Dec 2025.
23V449000Received 28 Jun 2023. 69 units.
Electrical System / Propulsion System / Hybrid Management
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly connected or assembled CCU can interrupt electrical power while driving and result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Aug 2023.
23V118000Received 23 Feb 2023. 120 units.
Electrical System / Body Control Module / Software
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Doors that do not lock as intended while the vehicle is in motion may open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Apr 2023.
23V026000Received 25 Jan 2023. 3,431 units.
Forward Collision Avoidance / Warnings / External/Pedestrian Alert
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Mar 2023.
22V944000Received 20 Dec 2022. 14,086 units.
Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery Thermal / Management / Software
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An interruption of electrical power may result in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Feb 2023.
22V541000Received 27 Jul 2022. 367 units.
Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction BatteryDo-not-drive advisoryPark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage, resulting in an electrical short-circuit.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A short-circuit in a high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive or charge their vehicles, and to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 23, 2022. A second letter will be mailed when remedy parts become available. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Owners will also be contacted by phone.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Dec 2022.
22V483000Received 7 Jul 2022. 6,930 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles equipped with hybrid electric powertrains. While in Valet Parking Mode, the Central Information Display (CID) may not display critical safety information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A display that does not show critical information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will update the display's head unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2022. 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: 6 Sep 2022.

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2022 BMW I4
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP22005	Defect petition	Pedestrian alert sounds	Electrical System / Propulsion System	27 Jan 2023	7 Aug 2023	22V063000

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.

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20237
20243

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 2022 BMW I4The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2022 BMW I4: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/i4/2022/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: BMW of North America, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2022 BMW I4?: 96,425 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the BMW I4 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the BMW I4, model years 2022 to 2024. 8 of them name the 2022 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2022 BMW I4 open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.