NHTSA Campaign 06V400000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
NHTSA campaign 06V400000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 06V400000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V400000, NHTSA lists up to 25 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 30, 2006 and July 14, 2006.
The 06V400000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V400000 were scheduled from November 21, 2006, 34 days after the report.
06V400000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V400000 ranks 71 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V400000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 5 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 06V400000 was 06V277000, reported on July 26, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, ONE OF THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM AND SWIVEL BEARING CONNECTION BOLTS WAS NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. THE BOLTED CONNECTION COULD LOOSEN.
- The risk
- THE BOLTED CONNECTION COULD BREAK WHICH COULD IMPAIR VEHICLE HANDLING AND CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BOLTED CONNECTION AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUST THE CONNECTION. IN SOME CASES, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM AND THE SWIVEL BEARING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported October 18, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V400000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V400000, 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