NHTSA Campaign 03V197000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 03V197000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 03V197000 with NHTSA on May 27, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V197000, NHTSA lists up to 357 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 28, 2003 and April 1, 2003.
The 03V197000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V197000 were scheduled from June 23, 2003, 27 days after the report.
03V197000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V197000 ranks 38 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 03V197000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 03V197000 was 03V001000, reported on January 9, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE STEERING SHAFT JOINT IS NOT SUFFICIENT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE LINE COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE JOINT AND EVENTUALLY SUFFER DAMAGE AND CORROSION.
- The risk
- A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, INDICATED BY A WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, COULD OCCUR. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REDUCTION IN FRONT BRAKE PERFORMANCE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE STEERING SHAFT JOINT, AND IF NECESSARY, INCREASE THE DISTANCE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 23, 2003. 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 27, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V197000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V197000, 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 27, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted