{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2003168 (BMW), 2002 to 2003: Other",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2003168/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2003168, BMW 7 SERIES, 2003-07-08. On certain 745I and 745LI vehicles, due to a software error in the digital engine management.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 7 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2003168 on 8 July 2003. System: Other. What the notice says On certain 745I and 745LI vehicles, due to a software error in the digital engine management control unit, a desynchronization of the valvetronic motors for engine banks 1 and 2 may occur causing a rough-running engine. If this happens, the check engine light will illuminate, and the message \"engine malfunction, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW 7 SERIES is named on 33 British notices and 6 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DVSA recall R/1999/059: BMW 5 Series and 7 Series (Possibility that gearbox may lock up) DVSA recall R/1999/104: BMW 5 Series, 3 Series and 7 Series (Brake lights may fail to operate remain on or flicker) DVSA recall R/2002/073: BMW 7 Series (Engine may cut out whilst the car is being driven) EU Safety Gate alert A12/1128/13: BMW 1 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, X3, X5, X6, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/0484/16: BMW 7 Series, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/1571/16: BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo, notified by Germany Nothing here says any of these is this notice i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:52:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:52:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2003168 (BMW), 2002 to 2003: Other\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2003168/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}