NHTSA Campaign 14V176000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 14V176000 covers 13 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 14V176000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V176000, NHTSA lists up to 156,137 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2010 and August 30, 2011.
The 14V176000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V176000 were scheduled from September 24, 2014, 167 days after the report.
14V176000 covers 10 models from BMW, model years 2010–2012.
Owners of the model years 14V176000 covers have filed at least 231 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V176000 vehicles, the 2011 BMW 328i has the most (175).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V176000 ranks 20 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V176000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 128i Coupe, 128i Convertible, 328i Sedan, 328i xDrive Sedan, 328i Coupe, 328i Convertible, 328i Sports Wagon and Z4 sDrive 30i, 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 135i Convertible, 335i Sedan, X5 xDrive 35i, and X6 xDrive 35i, 2011 335i xDrive Sedan, 335i Coupe, 335i Convertible, 528i Sedan, 535i Sedan, 535i xDrive Sedan, X3 xDrive 28i, and X3 xDrive 35i, 2010 X3 xDrive 30i, and X5 xDrive 30i, 2012 640i Coupe, and 640i Convertible and 2010-2012 535i Gran Turismo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the bolts that secure the housing for the variable camshaft timing adjustment (VANOS) unit can loosen over time and may possibly break.
- The risk
- If the bolts loosen or break the engine may have reduced power or stall. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the four VANOS housing bolts for both VANOS units (intake and exhaust), free of charge. In addition, owners of approximately 170,172 model year 2010-2012 BMW vehicles equipped with inline 6 cylinder engines not covered by this recall, will receive an extended warranty to address this condition. The recall began on September 24, 2014. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported April 10, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V176000 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V176000, 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, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted