NHTSA Campaign 16V919000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 16V919000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 16V919000 with NHTSA on December 21, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V919000, NHTSA lists up to 8 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 29, 2015 and September 9, 2015.
The 16V919000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V919000 were scheduled from February 10, 2017, 51 days after the report.
16V919000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V919000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V919000 ranks 255 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V919000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V919000 was 16V689000, reported on September 26, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016 X5 xDrive40e vehicles manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 9, 2015. The affected vehicles have a Digital Motor Electronic (DME) control unit that may have a loose electrical ground cable, possibly causing an under-voltage condition which would result in the transmission shifting to neutral.
- The risk
- If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the ground cable, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported December 21, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V919000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V919000, 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: December 21, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted