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BMW recall 17V067: BMW 1 Series M, BMW 135i, BMW 335d and 7 more (2011 to 2012)

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Bmw 1 Series M, Bmw 135i, Bmw 335d, Bmw 335i, Bmw 535i, Bmw 535i Gran Turismo, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 2 February 2017. 8,752 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li …

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 17V067 cover?
BMW 1 Series M, BMW 135I, BMW 335D, BMW 335I, BMW 535I, BMW 535I Gran Turismo, BMW 550I Gran Turismo, BMW 740I, model years 2011-2012.
What is wrong with them?
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and...
What can happen if it is not put right?
If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

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: “If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.”

8,752vehicles potentially
affected
10models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 2 February 2017owners told 21 April 2017today
The defect reached the regulator on 2 February 2017. Owners were written to 78 days later, on 21 April 2017. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign17V067
Filed byBMW of North America, LLC
System at faultPower Train:Driveline:Constant Velocity Joint
Reported to NHTSA2 February 2017
Model years2011-2012
Vehicles namedBMW 1 SERIES M, BMW 135I, BMW 335D, BMW 335I, BMW 535I, BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO, BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO, BMW 740I, BMW 740LI, BMW Z4

What the notice says today

The consequence

If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

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 816 notices in the record whose component field names power train. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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