NHTSA campaign 07E069000 · Equipment recall

BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC Recall 07E-069: AFTERMARKET BIKE CARRIERS

NHTSA recall 07E069000 is an equipment recall reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on September 6, 2007, with 675 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW X3 and BMW X5 for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on September 13, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 07E069000 (also written 07E-069 or 07E069)
Filed by: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Report received: September 6, 2007
Potentially affected: 675 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: September 13, 2007
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07E069000. 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 X3
- 2005
BMW X5
- 2005

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07E069000.

Defect description

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BMW BIKE CARRIERS, P/N 82110393954, SOLD FOR USE ON MY 2005 BMW X3 AND X5 VEHICLES. A PINCH BOLT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BIKE ARM BRACKET AND THE UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY OF THE HITCH STYLE BICYCLE RACK.

Safety consequence

WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH POINT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A SEVERE INJURY TO THE USER'S FINGER OR HAND.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES TOLL-FREE AT 800-831-1117.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07E069000

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.