NHTSA Campaign 10V446000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 10V446000 covers 20 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V446000 with NHTSA on October 1, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V446000, NHTSA lists up to 198,352 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V446000 were scheduled from November 24, 2010, 54 days after the report.
10V446000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2002–2010.
Owners of the model years 10V446000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V446000 vehicles, the 2004 BMW 7 Series has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V446000 ranks 3 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V446000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 10V446000 was 10V276000, reported on June 18, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 5-SERIES, 6-SERIES, AND MODEL YEAR 2002-2008 7-SERIES VEHICLES. A CHECK VALVE OF THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY LEAK A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBRICATING OIL. OVER TIME THIS COULD RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
- The risk
- POWER ASSIST BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. IN EXTREME CASES THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING. AN UNEXPECTED REDUCTION OR LOSS IN POWER BRAKING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported October 1, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V446000 (20)
BMW (20)
- 2004 BMW 5 Series
- 2005 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5 Series
- 2009 BMW 5 Series
- 2004 BMW 6 Series
- 2005 BMW 6 Series
- 2006 BMW 6 Series
- 2007 BMW 6 Series
- 2008 BMW 6 Series
- 2009 BMW 6 Series
- 2010 BMW 6 Series
- 2002 BMW 7 Series
- 2003 BMW 7 Series
- 2004 BMW 7 Series
- 2005 BMW 7 Series
- 2006 BMW 7 Series
- 2007 BMW 7 Series
- 2008 BMW 7 Series
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V446000, 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 1, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted