NHTSA Campaign 08V595000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 08V595000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: clutch assembly. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 08V595000 with NHTSA on November 14, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V595000, NHTSA lists up to 2,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 28, 2007 and September 10, 2008.
The 08V595000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V595000 were scheduled from December 3, 2008, 19 days after the report.
08V595000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 08V595000 covers have filed at least 61 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V595000 vehicles, the 2008 BMW M3 has the most (37).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V595000 ranks 20 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V595000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 08V595000 was 08V290000, reported on July 1, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 2,500 MY 2008-2009 M3 PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH AN OPTIONAL DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE DOUBLE CLUTCH GEARBOX. IN A SITUATION OF RAPID VEHICLE DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE MAY PERFORM A MULTISTAGE DOWNSHIFT.
- The risk
- IN THAT SITUATION, AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported November 14, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V595000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V595000, 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 14, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted