NHTSA Campaign 11V521000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NHTSA campaign 11V521000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 11V521000 with NHTSA on October 20, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V521000, NHTSA lists up to 32,084 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V521000 were scheduled from December 19, 2011, 60 days after the report.
11V521000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2008–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V521000 covers have filed at least 16 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V521000 vehicles, the 2010 BMW X5 has the most (13).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V521000 ranks 5 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V521000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 11V521000 was 09V499000, reported on December 30, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 5-SERIES, MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO, MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 7-SERIES, MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 X5 SAV, AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 X6 SAV VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8- OR 12-CYLINDER, TURBOCHARGED, ENGINES BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP CAN OVERHEAT.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO A SMOLDERING OF THE PUMP OR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
- Notes
- THIS RECALL WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES IN APRIL 2012. SEE RECALL NO. 12V161.
Reported October 20, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V521000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V521000, 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 20, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted