| NHTSA Record Id: 12394 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008755000079802000000134 |
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| Model Name: 740ILA |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V178000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1987 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 30 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 340000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 31 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC |
Report Received Date: Aug, 04 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 14 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a malfunction or failure of a coolant system component, such as a thermostat, water pump, or fan belt, can result in significantly increased coolant temperature and system pressure. if the indications of a critical overheating condition is not noticed by the driver, it is possible that damage to, or failure of, a coolant system component could occur. |
Consequence Summary: If a crack were to form or a seam were to separate in the heater core end piece, hot coolant could suddenly be expelled, increasing the risk of personal injury to a vehicle occupant. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new design radiator cap to control pressure and provide greater coolant overflow in the event of overheating. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 31, 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 1-800-831-1117.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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