NHTSA Campaign 05V363000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 05V363000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 05V363000 with NHTSA on August 19, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V363000, NHTSA lists up to 331 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 18, 2004 and April 29, 2005.
The 05V363000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V363000 were scheduled from September 23, 2005, 35 days after the report.
05V363000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V363000 ranks 53 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V363000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 05V363000 was 04V576000, reported on December 6, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ROUTING OF THE INTEGRAL ANTI-LOCK-BRAKE SYSTEM (IABS) SENSOR CABLE IF SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE MOTORCYCLE, FOR EXAMPLE, A FRONT TIRE CHANGE.
- The risk
- THE SENSOR CABLE CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH, AND RUB AGAINST, THE FRONT BRAKE DISK. IF THE CHAFING BECOMES SEVERE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE THE ABS FUNCTION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ATTACH AN ADDITIONAL RETAINING CLIP TO THE IABS SENSOR CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 23, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported August 19, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V363000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V363000, 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 19, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted