Bmw X5, X6, 5 Series, 6 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2016505 on 13 October 2016. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the wires going to the in-tank fuel pump may not have been crimped correctly. An incorrect crimp could increase the resistance of the circuit which could cause the contact pin to heat and melt the surrounding plastic. This could potentially cause the fuel pump to stop working causing the vehicle …
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BMW X5 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW X5 is named on 57 American notices, 54 British, 49 European, 12 Japanese and 113 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2016505
- Recall date
- 13 October 2016
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- X5, X6, 5 Series, 6 Series
- Model years
- 2007 to 2012
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 16,663
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the wires going to the in-tank fuel pump may not have been crimped correctly. An incorrect crimp could increase the resistance of the circuit which could cause the contact pin to heat and melt the surrounding plastic. This could potentially cause the fuel pump to stop working causing the vehicle to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Also, in a very rare case, a fuel leak combined with an external ignition source, could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the fuel delivery module.
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 2016505.
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.
- 2016478 · 29 September 2016 · G650gs, G650gs Sertao · Engine
- 2016461 · 21 September 2016 · X5, X4, X3 · Airbag
- 2016566 · 15 November 2016 · 7 Series, 5 Series · Seats And Restraints
- 2016579 · 17 November 2016 · X5, X3 · Steering
- 2016438 · 8 September 2016 · 3 Series, 2 Series, 4 Series · Suspension
- 2016417 · 26 August 2016 · R Nine T · Lights And Instruments
- 2016632 · 15 December 2016 · 5 Series, Cooper, 6 Series · Airbag
- 2016364 · 15 July 2016 · 5 Series, 6 Series · Powertrain
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.
- 2016521 · 24 October 2016 · Slingshot · Fuel System
- 2016526 · 25 October 2016 · F-550 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Fuel System
- 2016528 · 25 October 2016 · Escape · Fuel System
- 2016532 · 27 October 2016 · XF · Fuel System
- 2016539 · 1 November 2016 · Thruxton, Bonneville T120, Street Twin · Fuel System
- 2016464 · 22 September 2016 · Mazda3 · Fuel System
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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 644 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2016.
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