NHTSA Campaign 05V367000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 05V367000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 05V367000 with NHTSA on August 26, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V367000, NHTSA lists up to 165 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 8, 2005 and July 19, 2005.
The 05V367000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V367000 were scheduled from October 28, 2005, 63 days after the report.
05V367000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V367000 ranks 63 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V367000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 05V367000 was 05V363000, reported on August 19, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ATTACHMENT OF THE BRAKE LINE SUPPORT BRACKET WITHIN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WELL WAS NOT WELDED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. IT COULD LOOSEN AND OVER TIME THE BRAKE HOSE COULD RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL.
- The risk
- THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE HOSE COULD BECOME DAMAGED TO THE POINT WHERE A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RE-ATTACH THE BRAKE LINE SUPPORT BRACKET TO THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WELL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported August 26, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V367000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V367000, 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 26, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted