NHTSA campaign 04V183000

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 04V-183: BMW/FRONT SPRING STRUT PLATE

NHTSA recall 04V183000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on April 12, 2004, with 25,270 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 5 Series for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on May 17, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V183000 (also written 04V-183 or 04V183)
Filed by: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report received: April 12, 2004
Potentially affected: 25,270 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front
Owners notified: May 17, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V183000. 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 5 Series
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built February 27, 1996 – January 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V183000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO LONG EXPOSURES TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE MATERIAL STRUCTURE OF THE FRONT SPRING STRUT PLATE COULD BE AFFECTED. IN SOME CASES, THE STRUT PLATE COULD BEGIN TO CRACK, AND EVENTUALLY IT COULD BREAK. IF THIS OCCURRED, THE PLATE COULD CONTACT THE TIRE.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE OR TIRE FAILURE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETAINING CLIP TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT SPRING STRUT PLATES. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 17, 2004. OWNERS 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 04V183000

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.