NHTSA Campaign 17V683000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
NHTSA campaign 17V683000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv). The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 17V683000 with NHTSA on October 30, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V683000, NHTSA lists up to 740,561 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 24, 2006 and December 16, 2011.
The 17V683000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V683000 were scheduled from June 18, 2018, 231 days after the report.
17V683000 covers 6 models from BMW, model years 2007–2011.
Owners of the model years 17V683000 covers have filed at least 310 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V683000 vehicles, the 2011 BMW 328i has the most (175).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V683000 ranks 3 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V683000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 17V683000 was 15V537000, reported on August 24, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2011 128i and 2007-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si and Z4 sDrive30i vehicles. The heater for the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve may short circuit.
- The risk
- An electrical short can cause the parts within the PCV valve to melt, increasing the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is not in use.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PCV valve heater, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. Owners will receive a second notification by the end of October 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported October 30, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V683000 (16)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V683000, 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 30, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted