NHTSA Campaign 17V067000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
NHTSA campaign 17V067000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: constant velocity joint. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 17V067000 with NHTSA on February 2, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V067000, NHTSA lists up to 8,752 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 17, 2011 and May 31, 2011.
The 17V067000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V067000 were scheduled from April 21, 2017, 78 days after the report.
17V067000 covers 6 models from BMW, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 17V067000 covers have filed at least 33 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V067000 vehicles, the 2011 BMW 535i has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V067000 ranks 87 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V067000, BMW of North America, LLC has 20 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 17V067000 was 16V540000, reported on July 19, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li vehicles. The rear driveshaft constant velocity (CV) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break.
- The risk
- If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported February 2, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V067000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V067000, 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: February 2, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted