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Campaign Details
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Defect Description
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 X5 XDRIVE 35I SPORTS ACTIVITY VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 19, 2011, THROUGH DECEMBER 21, 2011. DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR, ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSIONÂS PARKING LOCK MAY NOT OCCUR EVEN IF THE ÂPÂ POSITION HAS BEEN SELECTED AND IS DISPLAYED.
Consequence / Hazard
IF THE DRIVER BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK AND DOES NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY.
Proposed Solution
BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
🚀 Latest Alerts for this Model
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE
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AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
"BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) está retirando ciertos vehículos X6, X7, X5 y X5..."
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
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🚗 Affected Vehicles1
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.