NHTSA Campaign 12V161000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NHTSA campaign 12V161000 covers 1 year-make-model version 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 12V161000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V161000, NHTSA lists up to 2,846 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 28, 2011 and August 1, 2011.
The 12V161000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V161000 were scheduled from April 30, 2012, 20 days after the report.
12V161000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V161000 ranks 19 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V161000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 12V161000 was 12V008000, reported on January 11, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 5-SERIES, 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO, MODEL YEAR 2012 6-SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 7-SERIES, X5 SAV, AND 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 APRIL 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
- Notes
- THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF SAFETY RECALL 11V521.
Reported April 10, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V161000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V161000, 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: April 10, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted