NHTSA campaign 02V088000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 02V-088: BMW/REAR BRAKE ROTOR
NHTSA recall 02V088000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on March 18, 2002, with 799 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 325XI for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on March 25, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V088000 (also written 02V-088 or 02V088)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 799 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Disc — Rotor
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V088000. 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 325XI
- 2002 · Vehicles built January 22, 2002 – February 22, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V088000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A PROBLEM IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF A CRACK WHERE THE BRAKE DISC AND THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM MEET. FURTHER CRACKING OF THE ROTOR COULD OCCUR DUE TO BRAKING TORQUE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKE DRUM, CONNECTED TO THE WHEEL HUB, WOULD COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE DISC.
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENED, THE WHEEL WOULD CONTINUE TO TURN, BUT THE DISC WOULD STOP, AND THERE WOULD BE NO BRAKING CAPACITY AT THAT WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 25, 2002. 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
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V088000
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.