Bmw 3 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2002052 on 20 March 2002. System: Brakes.
What the notice says On certain 325XI vehicles a problem in the manufacturing process of the rear brake rotors may have resulted in the creation of a crack where the brake disc and the parking brake drum meet. Further cracking of the rotor could occur due to braking torque when the vehicle is driven and the brakes are applied. The brake …
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BMW 3 SERIES in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2002052
- Recall date
- 20 March 2002
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 3 Series
- Model years
- 2002
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 89
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain 325XI vehicles a problem in the manufacturing process of the rear brake rotors may have resulted in the creation of a crack where the brake disc and the parking brake drum meet. Further cracking of the rotor could occur due to braking torque when the vehicle is driven and the brakes are applied. The brake drum, connected to the wheel hub, would completely separate from the disc. If this happened, the wheel would continue to turn, but the disc would stop, and there would be no braking capacity at that wheel, increasing the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace both rear brake rotors.
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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.
- 2002049 · 18 March 2002 · 5 Series, 3 Series · Structure
- 2002011 · 17 January 2002 · R1150gs · Brakes
- 2002012 · 17 January 2002 · R1100s · Fuel System
- 2001301 · 15 January 2002 · 5 Series, 7 Series · Tires
- 2002099 · 30 May 2002 · F650cs · Brakes
- 2002109 · 14 June 2002 · 7 Series · Fuel System
- 2002138 · 22 July 2002 · X5 · Brakes
- 2002184 · 9 October 2002 · F650cs · Powertrain
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2002033 · 27 February 2002 · Fe640 · Brakes
- 2002031 · 21 February 2002 · SC, SW, SL · Brakes
- 2002028 · 15 February 2002 · Beetle, Golf, Jetta · Brakes
- 2002025 · 14 February 2002 · Yj · Brakes
- 2002013 · 21 January 2002 · F-650, F-750 · Brakes
- 2002124 · 23 May 2002 · B-Train, Semi-Trailer · Brakes
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