NHTSA campaign 12V302000
BMW Recall 12V-302: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
NHTSA recall 12V302000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on June 28, 2012, with 162 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW Activee and BMW Z4 for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on August 28, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V302000 (also written 12V-302 or 12V302)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 162 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Electric Power Assist System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V302000. 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 Activee
- 2011 · Vehicles built November 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011 (per NHTSA)
BMW Z4
- 2012 · Vehicles built November 22, 2011 – December 15, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V302000.
Defect description
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 1-SERIES ACTIVE E AND MODEL YEAR 2012 Z4 VEHICLES. VARIATIONS IN ELECTRICAL CURRENT MAY OCCUR WITHIN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, LEADING TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE.
Safety consequence
SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSISTANCE MAY INCREASE THE STEERING EFFORT REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF A VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING ASSISTANCE MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING JULY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS 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 12V302000
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.