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Nearly Every BMW Built Since 2018 (And The Toyota Supra) Recalled Over Backup Cameras
Nearly Every BMW Built Since 2018 (And The Toyota Supra) Recalled Over Backup Cameras-April 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:54

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Back in the olden days of 2018, backup cameras on all cars built to U.S.-specifications after May 1. They were no longer part of convenience or technology packages. They became standard and were thusly rolled up into the car’s base price. Fast-forward to over a year later, and BMW is going through some trouble in paradise over these cameras.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued , which concerns nearly all BMWs built after the year 2018, a couple of Rolls-Royces and the Toyota Supra. The agency cites issues with the backup camera and display settings.

Apparently what happens is the camera and display settings can be adjusted so the rearview image isn’t visible and then the system will remember that setting the next time the car is put in reverse. You lose the backup picture, effectively.

The fix is easy, purely a software one. It does suck a little bit this is a simple software fix but the cars don’t yet have over-the-air updates. You’ll still have to bring your car down to the dealership the old-fashioned way. I know.

Unfortunately, this recall affects basically every single BMW made since 2018. The recall notice states 257,481 cars are potentially affected. Here’s the list it included:

2019 to 2020 BMW 330i2018 to 2020 BMW 530e2018 to 2020 BMW 530i2018 BMW 540d2018 to 2020 BMW 540i2018 to 2019 BMW 640i2019 to 2020 BMW 740Le2019 to 2020 BMW 740Li2019 to 2020 BMW 745Le2019 to 2020 BMW 750Li2019 to 2020 BMW 840i2019 to 2020 BMW M340i2018 to 2020 BMW M52018 to 2020 BMW M550i2019 to 2020 BMW M850i2018 to 2020 BMW X32019 to 2020 BMW X42019 to 2020 BMW X52019 to 2020 BMW X62019 to 2020 BMW X72019 to 2020 BMW Z42019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan2018 to 2019 Rolls-Royce Phantom2020 Toyota Supra

The poor Supra just can’t catch a break. This marks the second recall that’s hit the car. The first was over .

Anyway! If you own one of these cars, be sure to get that fixed right away.

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