Bmw 128i, Bmw 328i, Bmw 525i, Bmw 528i, Bmw 530i, Bmw X3, model years 2007 to 2011. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 30 October 2017. 740,561 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2011 128i and 2007-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si and Z4 sDrive30i vehicles. The heater for the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve may short circuit.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V683 cover?
- BMW 128I, BMW 328I, BMW 525I, BMW 528I, BMW 530I, BMW X3, BMW X5, BMW Z4, model years 2007-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2011 128i and 2007-2011 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 525i, 525xi, 528i, 528xi, 530i, 530xi, X3 3.0si, X3 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive30i, Z4 3.0i, Z4 3.0si and Z4 sDrive30i vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An electrical short can cause the parts within the PCV valve to melt, increasing the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is not in use.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PCV valve heater, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. Owners will receive a second notification by the end of October 2018. 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: “An electrical short can cause the parts within the PCV valve to melt, increasing the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is not in use.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V683 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (PCV) |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 October 2017 |
| Model years | 2007-2011 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 128I, BMW 328I, BMW 525I, BMW 528I, BMW 530I, BMW X3, BMW X5, BMW Z4 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An electrical short can cause the parts within the PCV valve to melt, increasing the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is not in use.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PCV valve heater, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. Owners will receive a second notification by the end of October 2018. 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 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW 128i recalls: 7 US campaigns
- BMW 328i recalls: 15 US campaigns
- BMW 528i recalls: 13 US campaigns
- BMW 530i recalls: 20 US campaigns
- BMW X3 recalls: 47 US campaigns since 2016
- BMW X5 recalls: 47 US campaigns since 2016
- BMW Z4 recalls: 23 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V683, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v683/
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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- Defect summary
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32300a90 - Remedy
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