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BMW steering gear tie rod may have been assembled incorrectly, which may result in excessive wear of the tie rod end, eventually causing it to break.

NHTSA campaign 19V-601 · Reported August 14, 2019 · 32 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
BMW X1, X2 and Cooper
VEHICLES AFFECTED
32
REMEDY
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the tie rods and ball joints as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

BMW of North America, LLC reported a problem with the linkages tie rod assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The steering gear tie rod may have been assembled incorrectly, which may result in excessive wear of the tie rod end, eventually causing it to break.

WHY IT MATTERS

A broken steering tie rod would lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the tie rods and ball joints as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-601.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018–2019BMW X1
2019BMW X2
2019Mini Cooper

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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