NHTSA Campaign 05V504000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 05V504000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 05V504000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V504000, NHTSA lists up to 240 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2005 and September 30, 2005.
The 05V504000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V504000 were scheduled from November 30, 2005, 29 days after the report.
05V504000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 05V504000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V504000 vehicles, the 2005 BMW X5 has the most (9).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V504000 ranks 57 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V504000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 05V504000 was 04V409000, reported on August 18, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL GUIDE PLATE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE THE PARKING LOCK SYSTEM NOT TO ENGAGE, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN THE PARK ("P") POSITION. IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED, THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ROLLAWAY CONDITION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPAIR AND REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GUIDE PLATE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-332-4269.
Reported November 1, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V504000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V504000, 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: November 1, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted