NHTSA campaign 04V344000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 04V-344: BMW/ENGINE CONTROL MODULE/ENGINE STALLING
NHTSA recall 04V344000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on July 14, 2004, with 4,102 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 5 Series, BMW 6 Series, BMW 7 Series and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on July 16, 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 04V344000 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
- 04V344000 (also written 04V-344 or 04V344)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,102 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (TCM/PCM/TECM)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V344000. 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 May 12, 2004 – July 6, 2004 (per NHTSA)
BMW 6 Series
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 12, 2004 – July 6, 2004 (per NHTSA)
BMW 7 Series
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 12, 2004 – July 6, 2004 (per NHTSA)
BMW X5
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 12, 2004 – July 6, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V344000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8 AND 12 CYLINDER ENGINES, THE DIGITAL ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL (EMC) UNITS WERE NOT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.
Safety consequence
AS A RESULT, ENGINE STALLING WILL OCCUR AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF OPERATION. THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART. ALSO, A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND, AFTER REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ASSIST WILL OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DIGITAL ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V344000
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.