BMW i3. Published by Transport Canada as 2017068 on 10 February 2017. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says On certain i3 REX models, a section of the fuel tank vent line could chafe against an adjacent ribbed wire protector. Over time, this chaffing could lead to the fuel tank vent line wearing through and leaking. Due to enclosed engine compartment of this vehicle and elevated underhood temperatures, this could increase …
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BMW i3 in the other registers
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The American register
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2015/244: BMW I8 and I3 (Steering may not behave as designed)
- DVSA recall R/2019/289: BMW I8 and I3 (The electric motor electronics printed circuit board was not manufa...)
- DVSA recall R/2020/162: BMW Mini, X1 and I3 (The air bag control unit may have been equipped with a defective se...)
The European register
The Japanese register
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
- 2017068
- Recall date
- 10 February 2017
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- i3
- Model years
- 2014 to 2017
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 688
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain i3 REX models, a section of the fuel tank vent line could chafe against an adjacent ribbed wire protector. Over time, this chaffing could lead to the fuel tank vent line wearing through and leaking. Due to enclosed engine compartment of this vehicle and elevated underhood temperatures, this could increase the risk of a fire causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will install a clip between the fuel tank vent line and the adjacent ribbed wire protector to prevent contact, and the fuel tank vent line will be inspected and replaced as necessary.
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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.
- 2017067 · 10 February 2017 · X1 · Electrical
- 2017082 · 15 February 2017 · R Nine T, K1600gt · Engine
- 2017049 · 3 February 2017 · 5 Series, Z4, 1 Series · Powertrain
- 2017045 · 27 January 2017 · X1 · Airbag
- 2017034 · 20 January 2017 · 5 Series, 3 Series, X5 · Airbag
- 2017113 · 3 March 2017 · X6, X5 · Powertrain
- 2017016 · 10 January 2017 · X5, X6 · Airbag
- 2017150 · 17 March 2017 · X5 · Airbag
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.
- 2017079 · 14 February 2017 · Tribute · Fuel System
- 2017050 · 3 February 2017 · Aventador Roadster, Aventador · Fuel System
- 2017041 · 25 January 2017 · 718 Boxster, 911 Targa, 911 Carrera · Fuel System
- 2017032 · 20 January 2017 · Ghibli, Quattroporte · Fuel System
- 2017101 · 1 March 2017 · RZR S 1000, General 1000 · Fuel System
- 2017123 · 8 March 2017 · Touareg · Fuel System
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