NHTSA Campaign 11V441000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER
NHTSA campaign 11V441000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, diesel: pre-heater. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 11V441000 with NHTSA on August 19, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V441000, NHTSA lists up to 2,120 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V441000 were scheduled from October 11, 2011, 53 days after the report.
11V441000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V441000 ranks 22 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 X5 XDRIVE35D VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE AND MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2008, THROUGH JUNE 12, 2009. THE FUEL FILTER HEATER, WHICH IS USED FOR WARMING UP THE DIESEL FUEL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT LOW OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES, COULD EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD CONDITION AND BECOME PERMANENTLY ACTIVATED.
- The risk
- THE FUEL FILTER HEATER COULD REMAIN ACTIVATED EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF AND LEAD TO A DEAD BATTERY. THE UNIT COULD ALSO OVERHEAT, POSSIBLY LEADING TO A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER HEATER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported August 19, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V441000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V441000, 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 19, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted