NHTSA Campaign 00V383000
WHEELS:RIM
NHTSA campaign 00V383000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels: rim. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 00V383000 with NHTSA on November 20, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V383000, NHTSA lists up to 1,914 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 14, 2000 and October 8, 2000.
The 00V383000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V383000 were scheduled from December 22, 2000, 32 days after the report.
00V383000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V383000 ranks 24 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 00V383000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the wheels on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MACHINE USED TO MOUNT AND INFLATE THE TIRES ON THE WHEELS AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE INNER RIM FLANGE OF THE WHEELS.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE AFFECTING HANDLING AND VEHICLE CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FIVE WHEELS FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE. IF DAMAGE FROM THE MOUNTING MACHINE IS FOUND ON ANY WHEEL, ALL FIVE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 22, 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 November 20, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V383000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V383000, 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: November 20, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted