NHTSA Campaign 03V475000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NHTSA campaign 03V475000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: differential unit. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 03V475000 with NHTSA on November 14, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V475000, NHTSA lists up to 350 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 16, 2003 and October 9, 2003.
The 03V475000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V475000 were scheduled from November 10, 2003.
03V475000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 03V475000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V475000 ranks 39 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 03V475000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 03V475000 was 02V319000, reported on November 27, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, THE RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT HOUSING FLANGE AT THE ENGINE, AND THE RIGHT-HAND ENGINE SUPPORT MAY BE INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- WITH PROLONGED DRIVING, THESE BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE, CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOUSINGS. THE RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED, AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE DRIVETRAIN FASTENERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 28, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported November 14, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V475000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V475000, 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: November 14, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted