NHTSA Campaign 02V194000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 02V194000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 02V194000 with NHTSA on July 24, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V194000, NHTSA lists up to 34,860 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 19, 1999 and February 8, 2001.
The 02V194000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V194000 were scheduled from August 14, 2002, 21 days after the report.
02V194000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V194000 ranks 4 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 02V194000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 02V194000 was 02V140000, reported on May 20, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIVOT SHAFT COULD LOOSEN FROM ITS SUPPORT BRACKET.
- The risk
- EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM COULD DETACH FROM THE BRACKET, RENDERING THE SERVICE BRAKING SYSTEM INEFFECTIVE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIVOT SHAFT FOR PROPER SEATING IN ITS SUPPORT BRACKET. IN ADDITION, A PIN WILL BE INSTALLED TO SECURE THE SHAFT TO THE BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 14, 2002. 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 1-800-332-4269.
Reported July 24, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V194000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V194000, 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 24, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted