Bmw 7 Series, 5 Series, 8 Series, 3 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 1998197 on 14 October 1998. System: Heater And Defroster.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, failure of a cooling system component such as thermostat, water pump or fan belt can result in a significant increase in coolant temperature and system pressure. Increased system pressure could result the formation of a crack or separation of a seam in the heater core end piece which would cause …
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BMW 7 SERIES in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998197
- Recall date
- 14 October 1998
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 7 Series, 5 Series, 8 Series, 3 Series
- Model years
- 1988 to 1995
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Heater And Defroster
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 22,752
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, failure of a cooling system component such as thermostat, water pump or fan belt can result in a significant increase in coolant temperature and system pressure. Increased system pressure could result the formation of a crack or separation of a seam in the heater core end piece which would cause hot coolant to be expelled from the heater core. This hot fluid could contact car occupants resulting in possible personal injury and/or fogging of the interior window surfaces. Correction: Radiator cap will be replaced with a new design cap in order to avoid buildup of excessive pressure in the cooling system.
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 1998197.
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.
- 1998134 · 15 July 1998 · 5 Series, 7 Series · Powertrain
- 1998135 · 15 July 1998 · 5 Series · Powertrain
- 1999005 · 14 January 1999 · K1200rs · Fuel System
- 1999051 · 31 March 1999 · R1100s · Fuel System
- 1999086 · 17 May 1999 · 3 Series · Seats And Restraints
- 1999099 · 26 May 1999 · 3 Series · Brakes
- 1997196 · 13 November 1997 · R1100rsl · Other
- 1997173 · 9 October 1997 · 5 Series, 3 Series, 7 Series · Engine
The same system: Heater And Defroster
113 notices in this register name Heater And Defroster. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1998231 · 24 November 1998 · Corrado · Heater And Defroster
- 1998120 · 9 June 1998 · D60lf · Heater And Defroster
- 1998111 · 28 May 1998 · V, Vi · Heater And Defroster
- 2000283 · 28 November 2000 · Mustang · Heater And Defroster
- 1996109 · 16 July 1996 · Corrado, Passat · Heater And Defroster
- 1996017 · 25 January 1996 · Cougar, Thunderbird · Heater And Defroster
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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 255 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1998.
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