2024 BMW 430I problems

Filed Oct 4, 2026 · VA

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 the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Jul 31, 2026 · Electrical · FL

The contact owns a 2024 BMW 430I. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency 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.