{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016579 (BMW), 2015: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016579/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016579, BMW X5, X3, 2016-11-17. On certain vehicles, the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) control unit may be missing a weld holding.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw X5, X3. Published by Transport Canada as 2016579 on 17 November 2016. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) control unit may be missing a weld holding a contact pin due to a manufacturing error. A missing weld could lead to a gradual increase in pin contact resistance, which could result in a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Also, a loss of power … 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 X5 is named on 57 American notices, 54 British, 49 European, 12 Japanese and 113 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. BMW recall 11V441 - Model Year 2009 X5 Xdrive35d BMW recall 11V332 - Model Year 2011, X5 Diesel Sports Activity BMW recall 10V518 - MODEL YEAR 2008 X5 SAVs DVSA recall R/2002/106: BMW X5 (Brake pedal may become detached) DVSA recall R/2003/026: BMW X5 (Front brake hose could rub on tyre) DVSA recall R/2003/039: BMW X5 (Seat belt tensioners) EU Safety Gate alert A12/00068/19: BMW X3, X5, 7, 3, Z4, 5, 6, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/0061/13: BMW X5, notified by Spain EU Safety Gate alert A12/0326/13: BMW X5 4.8i, notified by Spain Japanese recall 12203",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:07:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:07:43+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016579 (BMW), 2015: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016579/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}