2022 BMW Ix

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

Rear passenger door experiences intermittent safety defect where it fails to latch or seal closed, bouncing back open when shut. This structural failure poses severe, immediate operational hazards: • When the rear passenger position is occupied: failure of the door to properly latch or lock creates a high risk of the door flying open unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion. This exposes the occupant—potentially a child—to a direct risk of ejection from the vehicle, as well as catastrophic injury from side-impact collisions where the structural integrity of the passenger cage is compromised due to an unlatched door. • When the rear passenger position is not occupied: Even when empty, an unlatched door can drift open during sudden acceleration, cornering, or braking. This creates a severe distraction for the driver, blocks visibility, and presents an immediate aerodynamic hazard. A door swinging open into adjacent lanes of traffic or bike lanes poses a catastrophic risk to external vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. Issue first appeared on or about April 2026 and has recurred in July, August and October. Prior to and concurrent w/ the latch failure the vehicle exhibited hidden system symptoms. Deep electronic diagnostic readout of the vehicle error memory explicitly links the physical latching failure to active, cascading electronic communication failures across the vehicle's Controller Area Network (CAN) bus infrastructure. The "Basic central platform" module reports multiple concurrent communication timeouts of door electronics and microswitches: • CD1408: StatusMicroswitchPushButtonPassengerDoorRear: Timeout • CD1407: StatusMicroswitchPushButtonDriverDoorRear: Timeout • CD1409: StatusMicroswitchPushButtonPassengerDoor: Timeout • 930709: outside door button: ... Blocked • CD1404: power distribution... Video: [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11773121

Incident

Oct 22, 2026

BMW car states suddenly loss of power and entering turtle mode. Then car suddenly stops or loses speed while driving. Battery potential appears to degrade and starts with inability to deceleration. Very dangerous conditions for driving. The car will lose battery potential and then shutdown reduce speed suddenly and/or completely stop. The BMW dealership has replaced 2 cells in the modular battery that restored some service so the sudden loss of power is not constant

NHTSA ID

11771821

Incident

Oct 17, 2026

While driving under 45 mph on 9/17/2026, the vehicle suddenly lost drive propulsion and would not respond to accelerator pedal input. Power spontaneously restored after roughly 1 minute. BMW Proactive Care immediately pushed automated vehicle alerts: "2472: Drive carefully. Chassis stabilization" and "29: Cont. driving possible: Drivetrain". On 9/27/2026, while stopped in live traffic on a 45 mph road, the vehicle completely lost throttle, failing to accelerate from a stop. Warning chimes and dash alerts sounded. After multiple vehicle power cycles over 5 minutes, power slowly resumed in a severely degraded state limiting speed to 21 mph on a 45 mph roadway before restoring. BMW Proactive Care pushed escalated alerts: "2472: Chassis stabilization", "53: Automatic Hold", and "29: Drivetrain". Sudden loss of motive power and extreme speed caps in active traffic lanes created severe rear-end and intersection collision hazards. The vehicle has 6 dealer service visits and 30+ cumulative days out of service since July 2026 for unresolved electrical and charging defects before escalating to drivetrain shutdown. Prior to dealer intake, an independent OBD scan (BimmerLink) identified root faults in the Combined Charging Unit (CCU): Code 224183 (pedal sensor 2 short to ground) and Code 224102 (HV battery coolant pump overcurrent). Authorized BMW dealer scans (Global Imports BMW) confirmed Code 224183, Code 224F89 (restricted acceleration), Code 4809F7 (driving stabilization unavailable), Code 480A1D (parking brake unavailable), and multiple wheel-slip torque limitation faults. Subsequent authorized BMW diagnostics (United BMW) confirmed permanent Check Control shutdowns: CC ID 00170 (Drivetrain failure), CC ID 00636 (High-voltage deactivated), and CC ID 02261 (Steering and braking restricted). The vehicle is grounded at an authorized dealer under BMW Corporate Engineering (TSARA case) and is available for inspection.

NHTSA ID

11768628

Incident

Sep 17, 2026

Continually get a power loss error while driving and accelerating. Took to BMW dealership and not able to clear error after having the car for a over month.

NHTSA ID

11706883

Incident

Dec 23, 2025

On 11/11 I was driving my vehicle and for the first time ever I received a error message in the vehicle of reduced driver steering. It said driving was still possible but take the vehicle to a dealer for evaluation when possible. This message popped up and went away the rest of the day and first half of the following day. I researched the message and apparently my make year and model have a known issue with the steering rack design that causes it to fail prematurely. There were many reports online of people getting this message and upon taking it to their local BMW they were told it was a known issue and the part would be replaced. So I scheduled an appointment at my local dealership for early December which was their first available. The following afternoon I went to drive a quick errand and go a new message saying steering greatly reduced. The power steering was completely gone. The car was nearly impossible to turn the wheel it took all the strength I could muster to do so as turning was nearly impossible. I drove it to the dealer as it was no longer safe to drive. The dealer told me that there was no recall on the part and because I'm 3 months and change out of warranty the replacement would not be covered. I am extremely upset. This is a known issue with this part, they have a new redesigned part that addresses the premature failure. I should absolutely not be responsible for having to pay for a part that was knowingly faulty.

NHTSA ID

11698875

Incident

Nov 11, 2025

Drivetrain malfunction , vehicle would not accelerate properly

NHTSA ID

11662503

Incident

May 12, 2025

Error message: Changed Steering Effort, with message stating to bring to dealer. Is occurring regularly but not always.

NHTSA ID

11645816

Incident

Feb 4, 2025

The car reports this message: Drive carefully. Changed steering effort. Have the problem checked by the service center.

NHTSA ID

11637300

Incident

Jan 14, 2025

In vehicles equipped with the Roof Function Center “FZD‑21” variant, a quiescent‑current violation mayoccur if the system fails to enter sleep mode. When this sleep error is present, a remote software upgrade(RSU) may be aborted and the FZD can become degraded. The following Check Control Messages (CCMs) may be displayed: “Energy Management — Increased Energy Consumption While Parked.” “Software Upgrade Failed — Workshop Visit Required.”

“Cracking” noise might be heard when turning the steering wheel from lock to lock. See attached video V3202 26 EPS noise.

The customer states there is a Drivetrain Malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster. In addition, the following fault memory entries are saved in the CCU (Combined Charging Unit) 0317F2 - High-voltage system, insulation fault detected: when switch contactors are closed. 0317F1 - High-voltage system, insulation resistance below warning threshold: when switch contactors are closed. The fault memory entries (isolation faults) can occur both individually and in combination and must be traced back to the eDrive motor based on the ISTA test procedure. If ISTA test procedure lists possible cause of fault as; A metal chip is found behind the brush module (between the brush module and the end shield of the electrical machine). Repair required. Refer to service solution no. 20000794435083 in Aftersales Information Research (AIR). Follow information in the Procedure section below.

There is coolant leaking from under the car Low heater output Possible Check Control message “Drive, you can continue driving” (ID49) Possible fault codes stored in these BEV vehicles: 224163 – Electric auxiliary heater for the high-voltage battery unit: Undervoltage or internal communication fault 8049AA - Coolant level sensor, expansion tank: Coolant level low or short circuit to ground or line disconnection 80124F – Electric auxiliary heater: Communication in electric auxiliary heater faulty 224F60 - Coolant level sensor, expansion tank: Coolant level low or short circuit to ground or line disconnection 224111 - Cooling system for power electronics: Coolant loss detected 224107 - Cooling system for high-voltage battery unit, component protection: Detection of coolant loss

There are two possible situations: When opening either the front and/or rear door, the door window glass does not lower (short drop). When closing either the front and/or rear door, the door window glass does not roll up into the seal but rests outsidethe seal.

A faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. This could result in the failure of the electric auxiliary heater, utilized for the vehicle interior.