Bmw 5 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2010238 on 22 July 2010. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the sender unit within the fuel tank could become stuck, causing the fuel gauge to display a greater quantity of fuel than that which is actually remaining in the tank. As a result, if the tank were to become empty, engine stalling could occur which, in conjunction with traffic, road conditions, …
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BMW 5 SERIES in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW 5 SERIES is named on 55 British notices and 12 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1128/13: BMW 1 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, X3, X5, X6, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1569/15: BMW 3 Series, 5 Series, X5, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1660/15: BMW Alpina 3 Series – BMW Alpina B3 3,3 / B3 S; 5 Series – BMW Alpina B10 3,3; BMW Alpina B10 V8s; BMW Alpina D, 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
- 2010238
- Recall date
- 22 July 2010
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 5 Series
- Model years
- 2010 to 2011
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 456
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the sender unit within the fuel tank could become stuck, causing the fuel gauge to display a greater quantity of fuel than that which is actually remaining in the tank. As a result, if the tank were to become empty, engine stalling could occur which, in conjunction with traffic, road conditions, and driver's reactions, could increases the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the fuel level sender with a revised version.
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 2010238.
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.
- 2010229 · 14 July 2010 · G650x Moto, G650x Country, G650x Challenge · Powertrain
- 2010268 · 11 August 2010 · R1200gs Adventure, R1200gs · Other
- 2010207 · 25 June 2010 · R1200gs Adventure · Other
- 2010196 · 10 June 2010 · 1 Series · Seats And Restraints
- 2010177 · 1 June 2010 · X5, X6 · Label
- 2010204 · 19 May 2010 · R1200rt, R1200gs Adventure, R1200r · Brakes
- 2010155 · 11 May 2010 · F650gs, F800gs · Powertrain
- 2010328 · 1 October 2010 · 7 Series, Phantom, 6 Series · Brakes
The same system: Fuel System
866 notices in this register name Fuel System. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2010247 · 22 July 2010 · Cube · Fuel System
- 2010237 · 21 July 2010 · XK, XF · Fuel System
- 2010250 · 26 July 2010 · Century, Coronado, 4900 · Fuel System
- 2010248 · 27 July 2010 · W22, R26 · Fuel System
- 2010232 · 15 July 2010 · Expedition Tuv 600 H.o. Sdi, Skandic SWT V-800, Skandic SUV 600 H.o. Sdi · Fuel System
- 2010224 · 12 July 2010 · All American School Bus, Vision School Bus · Fuel System
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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 468 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2010.
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