NHTSA Campaign 04V182000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 04V182000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V182000 with NHTSA on April 12, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V182000, NHTSA lists up to 13,769 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 19, 2003 and October 13, 2003.
The 04V182000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V182000 were scheduled from May 11, 2004, 29 days after the report.
04V182000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2003–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V182000 ranks 10 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V182000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V182000 was 04V028000, reported on January 15, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, A VAPOR LOCK IN THE FUEL PUMP COULD OCCUR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
- The risk
- IF STALLING WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE SPEED OR ACCELERATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RESISTOR IN THE ELECTRICAL LINE POWERING THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN OCCURRENCE OF VAPOR LOCK. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 11, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported April 12, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V182000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V182000, 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: April 12, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted