Bmw 635, Bmw 750il, Porsche 911 Carrera, model years 1986 to 2002. Filed by US Specs and reported to NHTSA on 26 February 2013. 4 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says US Specs is recalling one 2002 Porsche Carrera, one 1997 BMW 750IL, and two 1986 BMW 635 CSI vehicles for failing to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, "Rearview Mirrors." While performing conformity-related modifications for the US market, labels with an incorrect size font were applied to the …
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Us Specs's own number for this recall: MR101. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V063 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V063 cover?
- BMW 635, BMW 750Il, Porsche 911 Carrera, model years 1986-2002.
- What is wrong with them?
- US Specs is recalling one 2002 Porsche Carrera, one 1997 BMW 750IL, and two 1986 BMW 635 CSI vehicles for failing to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Drivers of these vehicles may not know the proximity of the objects in the passenger side mirror, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. US Specs will notify owners and correct the statement on the passenger mirror of the affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact US Specs at 1-443-502-2331.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Us Specs calls this recall MR101, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Drivers of these vehicles may not know the proximity of the objects in the passenger side mirror, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V063 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | US Specs |
| System at fault | Visibility:Rearview Mirrors/Devices:Exterior |
| Reported to NHTSA | 26 February 2013 |
| Model years | 1986-2002 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 635, BMW 750IL, PORSCHE 911 CARRERA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Drivers of these vehicles may not know the proximity of the objects in the passenger side mirror, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
US Specs will notify owners and correct the statement on the passenger mirror of the affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact US Specs at 1-443-502-2331.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 463 notices in the record whose component field names visibility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 13V063, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v063/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13V063 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
3bf0a5bf - Consequence
22ccc5fc - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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