NHTSA Campaign 14V627000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 14V627000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 14V627000 with NHTSA on October 7, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V627000, NHTSA lists up to 8,988 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 5, 2012 and June 27, 2013.
The 14V627000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V627000 were scheduled from December 2, 2014, 56 days after the report.
14V627000 covers 4 models from BMW, model years 2012–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V627000 ranks 86 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V627000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 14V627000 was 13V454000, reported on September 26, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon, 2012-2014 BMW 320i Sedan, 328i Sedan, 320i xDrive Sedan, 328i xDrive Sedan, 2012-2013 BMW 528i Sedan, 528i xDrive Sedan, 2013-2014 BMW X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i Sports Activity Vehicle, 2013-2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i Sports Activity Vehicle, 2012-2014 BMW Z4 sDrive28i Roadster, and 2014 BMW 428i Coupe, and 428i xDrive Coupe. Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may fail. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13V-454.
- 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 install a locking ring in the camshaft to retain the camshaft seal disk in the proper location, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported October 7, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V627000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V627000, 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: October 7, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted