NHTSA Campaign 09V255000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NHTSA campaign 09V255000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V255000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V255000, NHTSA lists up to 96 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 22, 2009 and June 1, 2009.
The 09V255000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V255000 were scheduled from September 11, 2009, 65 days after the report.
09V255000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V255000 ranks 65 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V255000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 09V255000 was 09V202000, reported on June 8, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING MY 2009 X5 AND X6 VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE DISCS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. AS A RESULT, A REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE AT THE AFFECTED REAR WHEEL COULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- IN AN EXTREME CASE, THE AFFECTED REAR BRAKE DISC COULD BREAK RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING AT THAT WHEEL INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES BY INSPECTING THE REAR BRAKE DISCS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported July 8, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V255000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V255000, 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: July 8, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted