NHTSA Campaign 09V327000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 09V327000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V327000 with NHTSA on August 11, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V327000, NHTSA lists up to 195 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 10, 2009 and March 19, 2009.
The 09V327000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V327000 were scheduled from September 5, 2009, 25 days after the report.
09V327000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V327000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V327000 ranks 60 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V327000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 09V327000 was 09V129000, reported on April 17, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 Z4 30I AND 35I VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 10 AND MARCH 19, 2009. A DEFECTIVE CRIMP CONNECTOR IN A BELT TENSIONER WIRING PLUG MAY LEAD TO INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THAT CONNECTION.
- The risk
- INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE IN THAT CIRCUIT COULD CAUSE THE SAFETY BELT TENSIONER TO FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INCREASED INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- THE SAFETY BELT TENSIONER WIRING WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported August 11, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V327000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V327000, 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: August 11, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted