NHTSA Campaign 01V245000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
NHTSA campaign 01V245000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 01V245000 with NHTSA on July 31, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V245000, NHTSA lists up to 2,438 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2000 and May 21, 2001.
The 01V245000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V245000 were scheduled from October 4, 2001, 65 days after the report.
01V245000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V245000 ranks 22 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE TWO SCREWS THAT SECURE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MOUNTING BRACKET TO THE BACKING PLATE WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE SCREWS COULD LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY FALL INTO THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, THE CABLE MOUNTING BRACKET WOULD NO LONGER BE FIXED TO THE BACKING PLATE AND THE PARKING BRAKE COULD NO LONGER BE APPLIED ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A SCREW COULD LODGE WITHIN THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM, IMPAIRING THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE DRUM. THIS WOULD PRODUCE NOISE, AND COULD CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE ON THAT SIDE TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ATTACHING SCREWS AND SECURE THEM WITH THE PROPER TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 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 July 31, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V245000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V245000, 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: July 31, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted