NHTSA Campaign 01V173000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
NHTSA campaign 01V173000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: pump. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 01V173000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V173000, NHTSA lists up to 47 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2001 and March 11, 2001.
The 01V173000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V173000 were scheduled from August 17, 2001, 85 days after the report.
01V173000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V173000 ranks 46 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 01V173000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 01V173000 was 01V030000, reported on February 6, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO AN ASSEMBLY ERROR DURING VEHICLE PRODUCTION, ANY OF THE THREE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE PULLEY TO THE PUMP MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- IN SUCH A CASE, THE BOLTS COULD ULTIMATELY LOOSEN CAUSING THE PULLEY TO THROW OFF THE DRIVE BELT. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CERTAIN ENGINE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS, I.E., POWER STEERING ASSIST, WATER PUMP, OR ALTERNATOR. STEERING EFFORT WOULD THEN BE INCREASED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY TO SEE IF IT IS LOOSE. IF THE PULLEY IS NOT LOOSE ON THE PUMP, THE RETAINING BOLTS WILL BE TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION. IF THE PULLEY IS LOOSE, THE PUMP, PULLEY, ATTACHING BOLTS, AND DRIVE BELT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 17, 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 May 24, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V173000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V173000, 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: May 24, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted