NHTSA campaign 12V161000
BMW Recall 12V-161: ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V161000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on April 10, 2012, with 2,846 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 5 Series, BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo, BMW 6 Series and more for model years 2011–2012. 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 12V161000 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
- 12V161000 (also written 12V-161 or 12V161)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,846 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Other Fuel Types — Turbo/Supercharger
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V161000. 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
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – May 11, 2011 (per NHTSA)
BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – May 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)
BMW 6 Series
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – May 11, 2011 (per NHTSA)
BMW 7 Series
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – May 10, 2011 (per NHTSA)
BMW X5 SAV
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 28, 2011 – July 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)
BMW X6 SAV
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 28, 2011 – August 1, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V161000.
Defect description
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 5-SERIES, 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO, MODEL YEAR 2012 6-SERIES CONVERTIBLE, 7-SERIES, X5 SAV, AND X6 SAV VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 8- OR 12-CYLINDER, TURBOCHARGED, ENGINES BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP CAN OVERHEAT.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO A SMOLDERING OF THE PUMP OR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP 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
THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF SAFETY RECALL 11V521.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 12V161000
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.