NHTSA Campaign 18V557000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 18V557000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 18V557000 with NHTSA on August 23, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V557000, NHTSA lists up to 9,953 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 30, 2016 and August 13, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V557000 were scheduled from October 22, 2018, 60 days after the report.
18V557000 covers 1 model from MINI, model years 2017–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V557000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V557000 vehicles, the 2017 MINI Countryman has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V557000 ranks 83 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V557000, BMW of North America, LLC has 12 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 18V557000 was 18V473000, reported on July 17, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2019 MINI Cooper Countryman vehicles. These vehicles may be missing a crash protection plate near the high pressure fuel pump, which may result in a fuel leak in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- Without the crash protection plate, in the event of a crash, the fuel pump can become damaged, causing a fuel leak and increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- MINI will notify owners, and dealers will install a crash protection plate, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on October 22, 2018. Owners will receive a second notification when the repair is available. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Reported August 23, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V557000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V557000, 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: August 23, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted