| NHTSA Record Id: 33674 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000020481000936780000000127 |
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| Model Name: 745I |
Model Year: 2003 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V240000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 24 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 09 2003 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5470 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 08 2003 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jul, 01 2003 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 07 2003 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles, due to a software error, a desynchronization of the valvetronic motors for engine banks i and ii may occur. if this occurs, the engine could stall. |
Consequence Summary: In those cases, the driver may not be able to restart the engine. depending on the level of engine roughness, or stalling, as well as traffic conditions and the driver's reactions, this could lead to a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will reprogram the digital engine management control unit. owner notification began july 8, 2003. owners should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117. |
Recall Notes: Customers can 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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