NHTSA Campaign 00V048000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 00V048000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 00V048000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V048000, NHTSA lists up to 17,700 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 11, 1999 and October 28, 1999.
The 00V048000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V048000 were scheduled from May 15, 2000, 88 days after the report.
00V048000 covers 10 models from BMW, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V048000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V048000 vehicles, the 2000 BMW 540i has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V048000 ranks 7 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH ACTIVATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS SWITCH COULD FAIL INTERNALLY, CAUSING IT TO REMAIN EITHER IN THE "BRAKE LAMPS OFF" POSITION OR IN THE "BRAKE LAMPS ON" POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LAMPS EITHER WILL NOT OPERATE OR WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED, REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE EXISTING BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WITH AN IMPROVED SWITCH.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 15, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported February 17, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V048000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V048000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 17, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted