NHTSA Campaign 04V409000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
NHTSA campaign 04V409000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle). The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 04V409000 with NHTSA on August 18, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V409000, NHTSA lists up to 358 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 25, 2003 and April 15, 2004.
The 04V409000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V409000 were scheduled from September 8, 2004, 21 days after the report.
04V409000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V409000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V409000 ranks 52 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V409000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH 3.0 L ENGINES AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, IF THE VEHICLE IS IN FIRST GEAR, AND MOVING SLOWLY, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HELD IN A CONSTANT POSITION OF LOW ENGINE SPEED AND WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL HELD IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, ENGINE SPEED MAY INCREASE.
- The risk
- THE VEHICLE COULD ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S DIGITAL ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported August 18, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V409000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V409000, 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: August 18, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted