Bmw 6 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, 3 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1986134 on 27 November 1986. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain 325E, 325ES, 528E, 535I, 635CSI and 735I vehicles, the center high mounted brake light could add sufficient electrical load to cause the brake light switch to overheat, eventually leading to melting of the plastic internal switch parts. This could cause the switch plunger to jam in the ON or OFF position. …
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BMW 6 SERIES in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW 6 SERIES is named on 20 British notices and 3 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2004/131: BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series and 1 more (Possibility of inadvertnent loss of engine power)
- DVSA recall R/2006/086: BMW 6 Series (Rear tyre may have sudden loss of tyre pressure)
- DVSA recall R/2006/119: BMW 6 Series, 7 Series and 5 Series (Rear shock absorber mounting may fail)
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1233/17: BMW 5 Series Limousine, 5 Series Touring, 6 Series Gran Turismo, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/01930/23: BMW 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5, 6 Series, Activehybrid 3, M135 ,140, 2, 235, 240, 3, 4, 6 / X3, 4, 5, 5m, 4m, 6, 6m, notified by France
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/01981/24: BMW 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, X3, X4, X5, X5m, M4, M5, notified by Germany
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1986134
- Recall date
- 27 November 1986
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 6 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, 3 Series
- Model years
- 1986 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 5,102
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain 325E, 325ES, 528E, 535I, 635CSI and 735I vehicles, the center high mounted brake light could add sufficient electrical load to cause the brake light switch to overheat, eventually leading to melting of the plastic internal switch parts. This could cause the switch plunger to jam in the ON or OFF position. This would render the brake light permanently ON or OFF regardless of brake pedal operation. Correction: A brake light switch with an increased current load capacity will be installed on affected vehicles.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1986134.
BMW elsewhere in this register
BMW is named on 449 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1986117 · 22 October 1986 · 3 Series · Steering
- 1986066 · 19 June 1986 · K75, K100rt, K100rs · Structure
- 1985072 · 6 June 1985 · 3 Series · Engine
- 1985027 · 6 March 1985 · K100rt, K100, K100rs · Electrical
- 1988001 · 5 January 1988 · R80g/S, K75, K100 · Suspension
- 1988049 · 6 April 1988 · 3 Series · Engine
- 1988124 · 25 August 1988 · 7 Series · Seats And Restraints
- 1984105 · 24 September 1984 · 3 Series · Heater And Defroster
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1986121 · 27 October 1986 · 9000 · Electrical
- 1986120 · 23 October 1986 · Town Car · Electrical
- 1986114 · 9 October 1986 · Celica, Cressida, Supra · Electrical
- 1986028 · 27 February 1986 · Windcruiser, Elandan · Electrical
- 1986027 · 20 February 1986 · Limousine, Lebaron, New Yorker · Electrical
- 1987012 · 5 February 1987 · S1700, S2100, S1600 · Electrical
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the BMW 3 Series, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a BMW: 449 in the register, and 147 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1986.
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