NHTSA Campaign 18V248000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NHTSA campaign 18V248000 covers 29 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 18V248000 with NHTSA on April 18, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V248000, NHTSA lists up to 47,806 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 28, 2010 and September 23, 2011.
The 18V248000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V248000 were scheduled from June 15, 2018, 58 days after the report.
18V248000 covers 15 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2008–2012.
Owners of the model years 18V248000 covers have filed at least 80 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V248000 vehicles, the 2008 MINI Cooper S has the most (43).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V248000 ranks 44 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V248000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 18V248000 was 17V683000, reported on October 30, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 BMW 550i, 550i xDrive, 550i Gran Turismo, 550i Gran Turismo xDrive, 750i, 750Li, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760Li, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, Cooper S, JCW, Cooper S Clubman, JCW Clubman, Cooper S Roadster, JCW Roadster, Cooper S Coupe, JCW Coupe and Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid and 2012 BMW 650i Coupe, 650i xDrive Coupe, 650i Convertible and 650i xDrive Convertible vehicles. The electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat.
- The risk
- If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1-800-525-7417, MINI at 1-866-825-1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.
Reported April 18, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V248000 (29)
BMW (15)
MINI (14)
- 2008 MINI Cooper S
- 2009 MINI Cooper S
- 2010 MINI Cooper S
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Clubman
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Convertible
- 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2012 MINI Cooper S Countryman
- 2010 MINI Jcw Clubman
- 2011 MINI Jcw Clubman
- 2012 MINI Jcw Clubman
- 2011 MINI Jcw Convertible
- 2012 MINI Jcw Convertible
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V248000, 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: April 18, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted