NHTSA Campaign 17V719000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 17V719000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 17V719000 with NHTSA on November 15, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V719000, NHTSA lists up to 3,188 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 18, 2017 and November 8, 2017.
Owner notification letters for 17V719000 were scheduled from January 12, 2018, 58 days after the report.
17V719000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 17V719000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V719000 vehicles, the 2018 BMW X3 has the most (22).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V719000 ranks 126 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V719000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V719000 was 17V676000, reported on October 25, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive, M2, and X3 xDrive 30i SAV vehicles. These vehicles may have an error in the software for the instrument panel, causing the display to not properly illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."
- The risk
- If the display does not illuminate during start up or does not illuminate various control and warning symbols while driving, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster display software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 8, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported November 15, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V719000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V719000, 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: November 15, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted