Bmw 6 Series, 5 Series, X5. Published by Transport Canada as 2007334 on 16 October 2007. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Certain 550I, 650I cabriolet, 650I coupe, and X5 vehicles equipped with a V8 engine, operated in conditions of below-freezing temperatures combined with low humidity, may suffer an electrostatic discharge at the fuel rails. If this were to occur, the engine's Electronic Control Unit (ECU) could be affected such that …
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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
- 2007334
- Recall date
- 16 October 2007
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 6 Series, 5 Series, X5
- Model years
- 2006 to 2008
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 2,148
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain 550I, 650I cabriolet, 650I coupe, and X5 vehicles equipped with a V8 engine, operated in conditions of below-freezing temperatures combined with low humidity, may suffer an electrostatic discharge at the fuel rails. If this were to occur, the engine's Electronic Control Unit (ECU) could be affected such that engine stalling could result. If the engine were to stall, this would result in a loss of power steering. Loss of power steering could lead to a condition in which vehicle handling and control were impaired. Correction: Dealers will install two additional ground cable between the fuel rails and the ground connection of the ignition coils.
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 2007334.
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.
- 2007331 · 11 October 2007 · G650x Challenge, G650x Country, G650x Moto · Fuel System
- 2007323 · 5 October 2007 · G650x Country, G650x Moto, G650x Challenge · Other
- 2007277 · 28 August 2007 · X5 · Brakes
- 2007272 · 27 August 2007 · F650gs · Steering
- 2007404 · 13 December 2007 · G650x Country, G650x Challenge, G650x Moto · Fuel System
- 2007405 · 13 December 2007 · G650x Challenge, G650x Country · Suspension
- 2007218 · 3 July 2007 · F800st, F800s · Engine
- 2007129 · 25 April 2007 · 6 Series · Airbag
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.
- 2007327 · 10 October 2007 · Hypermotard 1100 · Electrical
- 2007319 · 4 October 2007 · Avenger, Sebring · Electrical
- 2007406 · 13 December 2007 · Arista, Passage · Electrical
- 2007413 · 17 December 2007 · Mbiv School Bus, Mbii Commercial Bus, Mbii School Bus · Electrical
- 2007131 · 26 April 2007 · Screamin' Eagle Softail Springer (fxstsse), Softail Springer Classic (flstsc), Softail Deluxe (flstn) · Electrical
- 2007100 · 27 March 2007 · F-450 Super Duty, F-550 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty · Electrical
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the BMW 5 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 420 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2007.
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