NHTSA Campaign 13V407000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 13V407000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: tail lights. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 13V407000 with NHTSA on September 11, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V407000, NHTSA lists up to 134,100 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2007 and December 31, 2009.
The 13V407000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V407000 were scheduled from January 2, 2014, 113 days after the report.
13V407000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2008–2010.
Owners of the model years 13V407000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V407000 vehicles, the 2008 BMW M5 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V407000 ranks 23 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V407000, BMW of North America, LLC has 16 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 528i, 535i, 550i, and M5 passenger cars manufactured from March 1, 2007, through December 31, 2009. Over time, increased resistance at the taillight electrical contact points may cause damage to the ground terminal and housing of the connector resulting in an intermittent or permanent loss of functionality of one or more rear lamp functions (tail, brake, turn-signal, reverse).
- The risk
- Intermittent light operation reduces the ability to warn other motorists of the driver's intentions, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear lamp bulb carriers free of charge. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].
Reported September 11, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V407000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V407000, 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 11, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted