{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016438 (BMW), 2015 to 2017: Suspension",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016438/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016438, BMW 3 SERIES, 2 SERIES, 4 SERIES, 2016-09-08. On certain M-series vehicles that had the rear differential replaced during.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 3 Series, 2 Series, 4 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2016438 on 8 September 2016. System: Suspension. What the notice says On certain M-series vehicles that had the rear differential replaced during servicing, one-time use bolts holding rear sub-frame may have been inadvertently reused due to missing information in the repair instructions. This could cause the bolts to become loose as they would not achieve sufficient clamping force. A … 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 3 SERIES is named on 3 American notices, 52 British and 17 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. BMW recall 22V119 - 2008-2013 1 Series Coupe (128i); 2007-2013 3 Series Coupe... BMW recall 21V401 - 2000-2001 BMW 3 Series (323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci and 330Ci), 19... BMW of recall 24V576 - 2019-2020 X5, X7, 2020 3 Series Sedan, X6, 2020-2021 7 Ser... DVSA recall R/1992/013: BMW 3 Series (Possible chafing of the battery cable) DVSA recall R/1995/030: BMW 3 Series (Possible damage to wheel bearings) DVSA recall R/1996/037: BMW 3 Series (Security of stub axle mountings) EU Safety Gate alert A12/0760/13: BMW 3 Series, notified by Portugal EU Safety Gate alert A12/1",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:10:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:10:43+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016438 (BMW), 2015 to 2017: Suspension\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016438/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}