NHTSA campaign 08V595000

BMW Recall 08V-595: DOUBLE CLUTCH GEARBOX

NHTSA recall 08V595000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on November 14, 2008, with 2,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW M3 for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on December 3, 2008, 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 08V595000 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: 08V595000 (also written 08V-595 or 08V595)
Filed by: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Report received: November 14, 2008
Potentially affected: 2,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Clutch Assembly
Owners notified: December 3, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V595000. 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 M3
- 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built November 28, 2007 – September 10, 2008 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V595000.

Defect description

BMW IS RECALLING 2,500 MY 2008-2009 M3 PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH AN OPTIONAL DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE DOUBLE CLUTCH GEARBOX. IN A SITUATION OF RAPID VEHICLE DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE MAY PERFORM A MULTISTAGE DOWNSHIFT.

Safety consequence

IN THAT SITUATION, AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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 08V595000

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.