NHTSA Campaign 11V476000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 11V476000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 11V476000 with NHTSA on September 15, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V476000, NHTSA lists up to 190 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 8, 2011 and July 29, 2011.
The 11V476000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V476000 were scheduled from October 14, 2011, 29 days after the report.
11V476000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V476000 covers have filed at least 24 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V476000 vehicles, the 2011 BMW 328i has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V476000 ranks 61 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V476000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 11V476000 was 10V273000, reported on June 16, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 328I XDRIVE AND 335I XDRIVE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 8, 2011, THROUGH JULY 29, 2011. THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION. IF THE BOLTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION, THEY MAY BECOME LOOSE.
- The risk
- IF THE BOLTS LOOSEN, IT COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS AND ULTIMATELY A VEHICLE BREAKDOWN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT ATTACHMENT BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported September 15, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V476000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V476000, 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: September 15, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted