Bmw X5. Published by Transport Canada as 2012396 on 26 November 2012. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain BMW X5 xDrive35d (diesel) vehicles, the engine belt idler pulley bolt could loosen and/or break. As such, the belt may become detached, resulting in a sudden loss of steering power assist. A vehicle experiencing a loss of steering power assist would revert to a manual steering mode which would require …
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BMW X5 in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012396
- Recall date
- 26 November 2012
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- X5
- Model years
- 2009 to 2012
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 5,542
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain BMW X5 xDrive35d (diesel) vehicles, the engine belt idler pulley bolt could loosen and/or break. As such, the belt may become detached, resulting in a sudden loss of steering power assist. A vehicle experiencing a loss of steering power assist would revert to a manual steering mode which would require greater driver effort, especially at low vehicle speeds. This could ultimately result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the idler pulley bolt and tighten with a revised torque procedure. A thread locking compound will be applied to the replacement bolt.
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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.
- 2012404 · 3 December 2012 · C600 Sport · Other
- 2012428 · 13 December 2012 · S1000rr · Other
- 2012350 · 17 October 2012 · 7 Series · Powertrain
- 2012352 · 17 October 2012 · 7 Series · Other
- 2012334 · 4 October 2012 · K1200r, K1200s, K1300r · Brakes
- 2012323 · 27 September 2012 · 5 Series, 6 Series · Engine
- 2012178 · 12 June 2012 · X5, X6 · Steering
- 2012140 · 24 April 2012 · S1000rr · Engine
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2012424 · 12 December 2012 · Vision School Bus · Steering
- 2012440 · 21 December 2012 · Commander · Steering
- 2012339 · 9 October 2012 · Altima · Steering
- 2012331 · 1 October 2012 · G6, Malibu, Malibu Maxx · Steering
- 2012326 · 28 September 2012 · Accord · Steering
- 2012310 · 19 September 2012 · Frontier · Steering
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