NHTSA campaign 25V700000
BMW Recall 25V-700: Coolant Leak Inside EGR Module May Cause Fire
NHTSA recall 25V700000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on October 15, 2025, with 112 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 328D for the 2018 model year. Owners were notified on December 8, 2025, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V700000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V700000 (also written 25V-700 or 25V700)
- Filed by
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 112 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 60.71% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V700000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
BMW
BMW 328D
- 2018 · Vehicles built September 6, 2018 – October 11, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V700000.
Defect description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 328D SportsWagon, 328D xDrive SportsWagon, 328D xDrive, and 328D diesel vehicles equipped with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) module with an integrated cooler. The EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold.
Safety consequence
Smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold increase the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the EGR cooler, inspect and replace the intake manifold, if necessary, and clean the EGR pipe connecting the cooler to the manifold, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 5, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 5, 2025. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 21V907.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V700000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.