NHTSA Campaign 06V399000
POWER TRAIN
NHTSA campaign 06V399000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 06V399000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V399000, NHTSA lists up to 700 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006.
The 06V399000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V399000 were scheduled from October 27, 2006, 9 days after the report.
06V399000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2006–2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V399000 ranks 41 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V399000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 06V399000 was 06V104000, reported on April 4, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE FINAL-DRIVE ASSEMBLY O-RING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY. A LEAK MAY OCCUR AT THE LOCATION OF THIS O-RING WHICH IS NEAR THE REAR BRAKE DISC.
- The risk
- IF A LEAK WERE TO OCCUR, OIL COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE REAR BRAKE DISC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW O-RING IN THE FINAL-DRIVE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported October 18, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V399000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V399000, 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: October 18, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted