NHTSA Campaign 19V883000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 19V883000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 19V883000 with NHTSA on December 11, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V883000, NHTSA lists up to 3,012 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2019 and October 30, 2019.
The 19V883000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V883000 were scheduled from February 7, 2020, 58 days after the report.
19V883000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 19V883000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V883000 vehicles, the 2019 BMW M5 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V883000 ranks 128 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 19V883000, BMW of North America, LLC has 20 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 19V883000 was 19V692000, reported on October 1, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 M5 and 2020 M8 Gran Coupe, M8 Coupe, and M8 Convertible vehicles. The transmission wiring harness can become damaged, resulting in an electrical short circuit.
- The risk
- An electrical short circuit can cause the transmission to shift to neutral resulting in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace any damaged transmission harnesses. All harnesses will be rerouted and secured. These repairs will be performed, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 3, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported December 11, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V883000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V883000, 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: December 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted