NHTSA Campaign 04V438000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 04V438000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 04V438000 with NHTSA on September 9, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V438000, NHTSA lists up to 380 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 5, 2004 and March 13, 2004.
The 04V438000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V438000 were scheduled from October 4, 2004, 25 days after the report.
04V438000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 04V438000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V438000 ranks 51 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V438000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 8 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V438000 was 04V402000, reported on August 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AT LOWER TEMPERATURES, WIRING WITHIN THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROL UNIT MAY PRESS AGAINST THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY CONTACTS COULD OPEN, INTERRUPTING THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN STALLING.
- The risk
- IF STALLING WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported September 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V438000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V438000, 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: September 9, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted