NHTSA campaign 12V475000
BMW Recall 12V-475: Engine oil pump failure
- Do not drive
Owners are advised not to drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done.
NHTSA recall 12V475000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on September 28, 2012, with 696 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW M5 and BMW M6 for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on November 30, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V475000 (also written 12V-475 or 12V475)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 696 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V475000. 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 M5
- 2013 · Vehicles built July 19, 2012 – September 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
BMW M6
- 2013 · Vehicles built July 19, 2012 – September 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V475000.
Defect description
BMW is recalling certain model year 2013 M5, M6 Coupe, and M6 Convertible vehicles, manufactured from July 19, 2012, through September 11, 2012. Due to a manufacturing process error, the tolerance between the engine oil pump's drive shaft and the pump's rotor was not within specification. As a result, the pump's driveshaft could separate from the rotor.
Safety consequence
Separation of the pump's driveshaft from the rotor could lead to a sudden loss of oil pressure causing the possibility of complete engine failure, resulting in an engine stall-like condition, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil pump, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 30, 2012. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-525-7417.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V475000
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.