NHTSA Campaign 01V001000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
NHTSA campaign 01V001000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: sidewall. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 01V001000 with NHTSA on January 4, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V001000, NHTSA lists up to 3,167 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 5, 2000 and October 9, 2000.
The 01V001000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V001000 were scheduled from March 10, 2001, 65 days after the report.
01V001000 covers 4 models from BMW, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V001000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the tires, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V001000 vehicles, the 2001 BMW M5 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V001000 ranks 18 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 01V001000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the tires on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 18-INCH TIRES. (18-INCH TIRES ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE M5 AND OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON THE 7-SERIES MODELS). THE MACHINE USED TO MOUNT AND INFLATE THE TIRES ON THE WHEELS AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OR MORE TIRES. THE DAMAGED AREA COULD WEAKEN TO THE POINT WHERE A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- HANDLING AND CONTROL WOULD BE DRASTICALLY AFFECTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIRES AND IF DAMAGE FROM THE MOUNTING MACHINE IS FOUND, THE TIRE WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 10, 2001. 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 January 4, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V001000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V001000, 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: January 4, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted