NHTSA Campaign 01V206000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
NHTSA campaign 01V206000 covers 17 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 01V206000 with NHTSA on June 21, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V206000, NHTSA lists up to 76,469 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 16, 2001 and June 18, 2001.
Owner notification letters for 01V206000 were scheduled from September 28, 2001, 99 days after the report.
01V206000 covers 17 models from BMW, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V206000 covers have filed at least 86 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V206000 vehicles, the 2001 BMW X5 has the most (31).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V206000 ranks 2 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 01V206000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 01V206000 was 00V264000, reported on September 12, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN OPERATION, INCLUDING VARIABLE SPEED, IS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED. FAILURE OF THE FAN MOTOR CAN CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY OF THE FAN CONTROL UNIT TO OVERLOAD AND FAIL, CAUSING THE FAN TO STOP OPERATING.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, ENGINE OVERHEATING AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE DAMAGE COULD RESULT. IN ADDITION, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY TO CAUSE A FIRE IN THE FAN CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FAN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 28, 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 June 21, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V206000 (17)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V206000, 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: June 21, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted