NHTSA campaign 00V383000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 00V-383: BMW/WHEELS
NHTSA recall 00V383000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on November 20, 2000, with 1,914 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 325I and BMW 330I for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on December 22, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V383000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V383000 (also written 00V-383 or 00V383)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,914 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V383000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
BMW
BMW 325I
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 14, 2000 – October 8, 2000 (per NHTSA)
BMW 330I
- 2001 · Vehicles built September 14, 2000 – October 8, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V383000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MACHINE USED TO MOUNT AND INFLATE THE TIRES ON THE WHEELS AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE INNER RIM FLANGE OF THE WHEELS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE AFFECTING HANDLING AND VEHICLE CONTROL.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FIVE WHEELS FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE. IF DAMAGE FROM THE MOUNTING MACHINE IS FOUND ON ANY WHEEL, ALL FIVE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 22, 2000.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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V383000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.