NHTSA campaign 12V126000

BMW Recall 12V-126: BATTERY CABLE INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR

NHTSA recall 12V126000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on March 26, 2012, with 367,682 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 5 Series, BMW 6 Series, BMW M5 and more for model years 2004–2010. Owners were notified on April 30, 2012, 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 12V126000 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: 12V126000 (also written 12V-126 or 12V126)
Filed by: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Report received: March 26, 2012
Potentially affected: 367,682 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
Owners notified: April 30, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V126000. 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, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – December 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
BMW 6 Series
- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – July 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
BMW M5
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – December 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
BMW M6
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built February 1, 2006 – July 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V126000.

Defect description

BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 5-SERIES, MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 6-SERIES, MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 M5, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 M6 VEHICLES. THE INSULATED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR FOR THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE TRUNK FLOOR PANEL, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOOSENING OF THE BOLT CONNECTION. AS IT LOOSENS, AN INCREASE IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE AT THIS CABLE CONNECTION IS POSSIBLE AND COULD CAUSE THE CABLE CONNECTION TO OVERHEAT.

Safety consequence

OVERHEATING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN USE. AS A PRECAUTION, OWNERS ARE ADVISED TO PARK OUTSIDE UNTIL THE REMEDY HAS BEEN MADE.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND SECURE THE BATTERY BOLT CABLE CONNECTION AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.

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 12V126000

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.