NHTSA Campaign 12V126000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 12V126000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 12V126000 with NHTSA on March 26, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V126000, NHTSA lists up to 367,682 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2003 and December 31, 2009.
The 12V126000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V126000 were scheduled from April 30, 2012, 35 days after the report.
12V126000 covers 4 models from BMW, model years 2004–2010.
Owners of the model years 12V126000 covers have filed at least 62 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V126000 vehicles, the 2006 BMW 5 Series has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V126000 ranks 1 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V126000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 12V126000 was 11V299000, reported on May 25, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 5-SERIES, MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 6-SERIES, MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 M5, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 M6 VEHICLES. THE INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR FOR THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE TRUNK FLOOR PANEL, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOOSENING OF THE BOLT CONNECTION. AS IT LOOSENS, AN INCREASE IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE AT THIS CABLE CONNECTION IS POSSIBLE AND COULD CAUSE THE CABLE CONNECTION TO OVERHEAT.
- The risk
- OVERHEATING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN USE. AS A PRECAUTION, OWNERS ARE ADVISED TO PARK OUTSIDE UNTIL THE REMEDY HAS BEEN MADE.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND SECURE THE BATTERY BOLT CABLE CONNECTION AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported March 26, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V126000 (19)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V126000, 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: March 26, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted