BMW 7 SERIES, i7, i5, 5 SERIES. Published by Transport Canada as 2023561 on 18 October 2023. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the steering wheel hands-on detection system may not detect when the driver removes their hands from the steering wheel. If the driver has an emergency and is unable to drive, the emergency stopping assistant system would not activate.
Safety Risk:
An emergency stopping assistant …
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BMW 7 SERIES in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2023561
- Recall date
- 18 October 2023
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 7 Series, i7, i5, 5 Series
- Model years
- 2023 to 2024
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 547
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the steering wheel hands-on detection system may not detect when the driver removes their hands from the steering wheel. If the driver has an emergency and is unable to drive, the emergency stopping assistant system would not activate.Safety Risk:
An emergency stopping assistant system that doesn't work in an emergency situation could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
BMW will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect the steering wheel ground connection and, if necessary, tighten it.
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 2023561.
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.
- 2023568 · 20 October 2023 · 3 Series, 5 Series, Z4 · Engine
- 2023519 · 21 September 2023 · 7 SERIES, i7 · Visual System
- 2023614 · 16 November 2023 · X3, X4 · Steering
- 2023634 · 24 November 2023 · X3, X5 · Airbag
- 2023500 · 7 September 2023 · X6, X7, X5 · Seats And Restraints
- 2023646 · 6 December 2023 · X5, X4, 2 Series · Powertrain
- 2023463 · 16 August 2023 · 3 Series · Lights And Instruments
- 2023701 · 22 December 2023 · R 18 · Lights And Instruments
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.
- 2023572 · 26 October 2023 · Hauler, Ox Ev · Electrical
- 2023578 · 26 October 2023 · Air · Electrical
- 2023550 · 29 September 2023 · Model G · Electrical
- 2023607 · 9 November 2023 · Crosstrek, Outback, Legacy · Electrical
- 2023608 · 10 November 2023 · X3-45 Coach, H3-45 Coach · Electrical
- 2023611 · 14 November 2023 · Wonder · 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 593 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2023.
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