BMW 5 SERIES, i8, COUPE, i3, 3 SERIES, X1. Published by Transport Canada as 2015343 on 30 July 2015. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Certain vehicles, which were parked at the port of entry in Halifax during the ice storms in February 2015, may have been exposed to excessive standing water and salt for an extended period due to this isolated environmental incident. Certain MINI models could have corrosion at the starter motor power supply cable …
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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
- 2015343
- Recall date
- 30 July 2015
- Make
- BMW, Mini
- Models
- 5 Series, i8, Coupe, i3, 3 Series, X1, 4 Series, 2 Series, 3 Door, 5 Door, Convertible, Paceman, Roadster, 6 Series, Z4, 7 Series, Countryman
- Model years
- 2012 to 2015
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 2,966
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles, which were parked at the port of entry in Halifax during the ice storms in February 2015, may have been exposed to excessive standing water and salt for an extended period due to this isolated environmental incident. Certain MINI models could have corrosion at the starter motor power supply cable connectors, which could lead to the inability to restart the engine following an engine shutdown by the start-stop (MSA) system, increasing the risk of crash causing injury in a traffic situation. On certain BMW models, the lubrication of some internal components within the steering rack may have been exposed to excessive water or salt which could result in higher than normal steering effort or steering binding, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. In addition, electrical wires and/or connectors in all affected vehicles may have been exposed to water or salt, which could lead to increased electrical system resistance, and increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property.
Correction: Owners should contact their selling Retailer regarding this recall. Affected vehicles will be inspected. Some vehicles will be taken
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 2015343.
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.
- 2015369 · 14 August 2015 · 3 Series · Lights And Instruments
- 2015378 · 21 August 2015 · G650gs, G650gs Sertao · Engine
- 2015230 · 27 May 2015 · 3 Series, 5 Series, X5 · Airbag
- 2015446 · 5 October 2015 · 3 DOOR, i3, 5 DOOR · Airbag
- 2015517 · 30 October 2015 · 5 Series · Seats And Restraints
- 2015527 · 5 November 2015 · C600 Sport, C650gt · Brakes
- 2015552 · 19 November 2015 · 4 Series, 3 Series · Powertrain
- 2015136 · 27 March 2015 · 3 Series, 2 Series, 4 Series · Fuel System
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.
- 2015332 · 23 July 2015 · TD925 · Electrical
- 2015322 · 21 July 2015 · Ats · Electrical
- 2015317 · 20 July 2015 · 389, 365, 587 · Electrical
- 2015300 · 2 July 2015 · Nc750s, Nc750x, Ctx700na · Electrical
- 2015270 · 17 June 2015 · HC Transit Bus, Durastar, Workstar · Electrical
- 2015388 · 2 September 2015 · V60, XC60, S60 · Electrical
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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 620 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2015.
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