NHTSA Campaign 19V601000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 19V601000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 19V601000 with NHTSA on August 14, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V601000, NHTSA lists up to 32 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 15, 2019 and April 5, 2019.
The 19V601000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V601000 were scheduled from October 11, 2019, 58 days after the report.
19V601000 covers 3 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2018–2019.
Owners of the model years 19V601000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V601000 vehicles, the 2019 MINI Cooper has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V601000 ranks 233 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 19V601000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 19V601000 was 16V704000, reported on October 3, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 BMW X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2019 X2 xDrive28i, MINI Cooper S Convertible, Countryman, and John Cooper Works Countryman vehicles. The steering gear tie rod may have been assembled incorrectly, which may result in excessive wear of the tie rod end, eventually causing it to break.
- The risk
- A broken steering tie rod would lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the tie rods and ball joints as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Reported August 14, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V601000 (4)
MINI (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V601000, 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 14, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted