| NHTSA Record Id: 12051 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008967000081585000000180 |
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| Model Name: 740ILA |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V005000 |
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| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 15 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 27 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 249 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 25 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jan, 04 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 21 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 5hp24 automatic transmission. premature wear of the ring gear can occur, leading to the loss of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and reverse gears. |
Consequence Summary: If this problem occurs, the car may no longer operate in reverse, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd gears. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the automatic transmission. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 26, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-0117. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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