2024 BMW 430I

My BMW has an open safety recall involving the starter, and the required repair is currently unavailable. I am serving overseas on U.S. Air Force military orders and need to ship my personally owned vehicle to my overseas duty location. Because the recall has not been repaired, I cannot reasonably use the normal military Vehicle Processing Center (VPC) shipment process. I was advised that the VPC would disconnect the vehicle’s battery because of the unresolved recall. I would then be responsible for costs associated with reprogramming or restoring the vehicle after shipment. Because of this, I am now having to arrange and pay out of pocket for commercial overseas shipment instead of using the government-provided vehicle shipment benefit available to me. I also attempted to resolve the issue before shipment by going to a BMW dealership and offering to pay out of pocket for the starter replacement and related service. I was told that the starter/replacement part is unavailable and that I must wait for the recall remedy to become available. Therefore, even though I am willing to pay for the repair myself, I currently have no way to have the safety issue corrected. This unresolved recall is causing significant financial expense, lost time, and logistical hardship while I am already stationed overseas on military orders. I am requesting that NHTSA document and review the continued unavailability of the recall remedy and the resulting impact on affected vehicle owners, particularly military members who must ship their vehicles overseas. I have made reasonable efforts to obtain the repair, but no remedy is currently available to me.

NHTSA ID

11768799

Incident

Aug 31, 2026

The contact owns a 2024 BMW 430I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V438000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the unrepaired recall repair was a safety hazard. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID

11753950

Incident

Jul 31, 2026

Hose Return

Potential customer complaints with no fault codes stored / No MIL displayed. 1. “Rough idle after idling for a longer period of time” 2. “Vehicle feels like it is misfiring at idle” The automatic Start/Stop function is deactivated. The vehicle is stopped and the engine runs at idle speed. After prolonged idle operation (approximately 30 to 50 seconds), a slight jolt or slight change in idlespeed may be noticeable. There are no relevant errors in the DME fault code memory. No mixture control error, no misfiring, no error relating to a relevant component of the drive system. Motor vehicles affected: 1. Only MHEVs (mild hybrid electric vehicle) with crankshaft-driven starter generator. 2. Only vehicles with optional equipment 01CE = recuperation system 3. Affected I-levels: I-level 24-07-500 or higher

A “whistling” noise is heard from the centerconsole/instrument panel when using theheating and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Heard with the blower motor set tospeed 2 or above Noise goes away on high blower speed Noise is loudest with the vents on theback of the center console in the closedposition Noise is heard the most near thecharging tray (where center consolemeets instrument panel)

The Central Information Display (CID) side of the Multifunction Display (MFD) may flicker intermittently. Theflickering manifests itself in three phases: The image is distorted The central information display turns black (black screen) The image is OK again The complete flickering episode with all the above-mentioned three phases only lasts about half a second intotal each time.

Mirror Glass Return

The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.