NHTSA Campaign 04V303000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 04V303000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V303000 with NHTSA on June 23, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V303000, NHTSA lists up to 7,532 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 4, 2003 and April 28, 2004.
The 04V303000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V303000 were scheduled from July 5, 2004, 12 days after the report.
04V303000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V303000 ranks 12 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V303000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V303000 was 04V236000, reported on May 19, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8-CYLINDER ENGINES, A CIRCULAR RETENTION CLIP AT THE QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING ALONG THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT INSTALLED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE FRONTAL CRASH, THE QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING COULD SEPARATE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CIRCULAR RETENTION CLIP AT THE QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING ALONG THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported June 23, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V303000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V303000, 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: June 23, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted