NHTSA Campaign 15V520000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 15V520000 covers 23 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V520000 with NHTSA on August 17, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V520000, NHTSA lists up to 7,727 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 20, 2011 and June 24, 2015.
The 15V520000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V520000 were scheduled from October 7, 2015, 51 days after the report.
15V520000 covers 8 models from BMW, model years 2012–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V520000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V520000 vehicles, the 2014 BMW 320i has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V520000 ranks 91 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V520000, BMW of North America, LLC has 16 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 15V520000 was 15V188000, reported on March 31, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].
Reported August 17, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V520000 (23)
BMW (23)
- 2012 BMW 320i
- 2013 BMW 320i
- 2014 BMW 320i
- 2015 BMW 320i
- 2013 BMW 320xi
- 2014 BMW 320xi
- 2015 BMW 320xi
- 2014 BMW 328d
- 2015 BMW 328d
- 2012 BMW 328i
- 2013 BMW 328i
- 2014 BMW 328i
- 2015 BMW 328i
- 2014 BMW 328xd
- 2014 BMW 328xi
- 2015 BMW 328xi
- 2012 BMW 335i
- 2013 BMW 335i
- 2014 BMW 335i
- 2015 BMW 335i
- 2013 BMW 335xi
- 2014 BMW 335xi
- 2015 BMW 335xi
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V520000, 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: August 17, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted