BMW 4 SERIES, i4, 3 SERIES. Published by Transport Canada as 2023093 on 24 February 2023. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Issue:
This recall is for certain vehicles that had the body domain controller (BDC) electronic control unit (ECU) replaced during a dealer service visit.
On certain vehicles, a programming error in the replacement BDC ECU could cause the automatic door locking function not to work. As a result, a door that is …
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BMW 4 SERIES in the other registers
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The American register
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2017/011: BMW M4, 4 Series, Mini and 5 more (Airbags may not deploy)
- DVSA recall R/2018/211: BMW 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series and 8 more (Software fault with crankshaft sensor)
- DVSA recall R/2021/085: BMW 5 Series, 4 Series, 3 Series and 3 more (Affected vehicles may be fitted with brake discs which are not to s...)
The European register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2023093
- Recall date
- 24 February 2023
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 4 Series, i4, 3 Series
- Model years
- 2022 to 2023
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 36
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
This recall is for certain vehicles that had the body domain controller (BDC) electronic control unit (ECU) replaced during a dealer service visit.On certain vehicles, a programming error in the replacement BDC ECU could cause the automatic door locking function not to work. As a result, a door that is not locked could open in a severe crash.
Safety Risk:
A door that opens in a crash could increase the risk of injury.Corrective Actions:
BMW will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to reprogram the BDC ECU. To reduce the safety risk, BMW recommends that you should manually lock all doors before each trip until the recall repairs have been completed.
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 2023093.
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.
- 2023075 · 17 February 2023 · Z4, 8 Series, 2 Series · Structure
- 2023061 · 14 February 2023 · iX, X1 · Airbag
- 2023042 · 3 February 2023 · S1000xr, S1000r · Other
- 2023033 · 1 February 2023 · 2 Series · Airbag
- 2023009 · 18 January 2023 · R1250 RT, R1250 GS · Powertrain
- 2023208 · 6 April 2023 · X5 · Seats And Restraints
- 2023214 · 12 April 2023 · X1 · Seats And Restraints
- 2023333 · 7 June 2023 · iX · Accessories
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.
- 2023101 · 28 February 2023 · King Aire Class A Motorhome, London Aire Class A Motorhome, Mountain Aire Class A Motorhome · Electrical
- 2023102 · 28 February 2023 · Veloster · Electrical
- 2023077 · 17 February 2023 · Sprinter · Electrical
- 2023080 · 17 February 2023 · Sprinter · Electrical
- 2023062 · 14 February 2023 · Crosstrek · Electrical
- 2023026 · 9 February 2023 · 2500, 5500, 4500 · Electrical
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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 3 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 593 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2023.
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