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      10-31-2020, 12:26 AM   #1
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Drives: 2020 X5 xDrive 40i
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Recall on 2020 X5 front axle?

Did anyone else get a call today from BMW regarding a recall on their X5 front axle? Both BMW and my dealership called me within ten minutes of each other. They said I should not drive my car anymore as it wasn't safe! Not even drive it home from work which is where I was when they called. They offered to tow it to the dealer. They also said there were no parts currently and that it would be about 30 DAYS or more until they could possibly fix it when they got more parts! BMW said my dealer would get me a loaner but couldn't get one for me until Monday. When I got the call from my dealer they initially said they would not be able to give me a loner as they were not going to be "actively" working on my car (due to no parts) so I'd have to call BMW regarding a rental car etc. I put in a call to my dealer General Manager and got that nonsense taken care of quickly (picking up a loaner tomorrow morning). What was odd is that when I called my dealership General Manager he had NO IDEA what I was talking about. He had to call me back after talking to his service department manager. I guess it just happened apparently. Very odd the General Manager and my usual service adviser had zero knowledge of the recall. Mind you, someone from the dealership called me. My car is only three months OLD! So odd! So anyone else get a call?

These are the affected Cars and build dates.
Its the front Axle support. Something with poor welding and it could fail.
F95 X5 M Build June 4 2020-June 16 2020
F96 X6 M Build June 15 2020
G05 X5 May 29 2020-June 16 2020
G06 X6 June 4 2020-June 13 2020
G07 X7 June 2-2020-June 15 2020

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