NHTSA Campaign 13V454000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 13V454000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 13V454000 with NHTSA on September 26, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V454000, NHTSA lists up to 76,191 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013.
The 13V454000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V454000 were scheduled from January 31, 2014, 127 days after the report.
13V454000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2012–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V454000 ranks 35 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V454000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 13V454000 was 12V487000, reported on October 5, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 320i, 328i, 320i xDrive, and 328i xDrive sedans; model year 2014 328i xDrive Sports Wagons; model year 2012-2013 528i and 528i xDrive sedans, model year 2013-2014 X1 sDrive28i and X1 xDrive28i vehicles and model year 2012-2014 Z4 sDrive28i roadsters. Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may fail.
- The risk
- A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will modify the vehicles to prevent insufficient vacuum pump lubrication, free of charge. The safety recall began on January 31, 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].
Reported September 26, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V454000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V454000, 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 26, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted