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NHTSA campaign 01V001000

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 01V-001: BMW/TIRES

NHTSA recall 01V001000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on January 4, 2001, with 3,167 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW M5, BMW 740I, BMW 740IL and more for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on March 10, 2001, 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 01V001000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V001000 (also written 01V-001 or 01V001)
Filed by
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report received
Potentially affected
3,167 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Tires — Sidewall
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V001000. 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 740I

    • 2001 · Vehicles built June 5, 2000 – October 9, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 740IL

    • 2001 · Vehicles built June 5, 2000 – October 9, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 750IL

    • 2001 · Vehicles built June 5, 2000 – October 9, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW M5

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 5, 2000 – October 9, 2000 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V001000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 18-INCH TIRES. (18-INCH TIRES ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE M5 AND OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON THE 7-SERIES MODELS). THE MACHINE USED TO MOUNT AND INFLATE THE TIRES ON THE WHEELS AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OR MORE TIRES. THE DAMAGED AREA COULD WEAKEN TO THE POINT WHERE A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE COULD OCCUR.

Safety consequence

HANDLING AND CONTROL WOULD BE DRASTICALLY AFFECTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIRES AND IF DAMAGE FROM THE MOUNTING MACHINE IS FOUND, THE TIRE WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 10, 2001. 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.

Notes

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 01V001000

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.