NHTSA campaign 04V303000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 04V-303: BMW\FUEL SUPPLY LINE CLIP
NHTSA recall 04V303000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on June 23, 2004, with 7,532 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 5 Series and BMW 6 Series for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on July 5, 2004, 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 04V303000 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
- 04V303000 (also written 04V-303 or 04V303)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,532 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V303000. 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
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 4, 2003 – April 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
BMW 6 Series
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 4, 2003 – April 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V303000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8-CYLINDER ENGINES, A CIRCULAR RETENTION CLIP AT THE QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING ALONG THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT INSTALLED.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE FRONTAL CRASH, THE QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING COULD SEPARATE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CIRCULAR RETENTION CLIP AT THE QUICK-RELEASE COUPLING ALONG THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V303000
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.