NHTSA campaign 12V502000
BMW Recall 12V-502: Keyless Ignition System Vehicle Rollaway
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V502000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on October 17, 2012, with 45,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 760LI, BMW 750I, BMW 750LI and more for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on March 20, 2013, 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 12V502000 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
- 12V502000 (also written 12V-502 or 12V502)
- Filed by
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 45,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V502000. 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 745I
- 2005 · Vehicles built August 23, 2004 – July 24, 2008 (per NHTSA)
BMW 745LI
- 2005 · Vehicles built August 23, 2004 – July 24, 2008 (per NHTSA)
BMW 750I
BMW 750LI
BMW 760I
BMW 760LI
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V502000.
Defect description
BMW is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 7-Series vehicles, equipped with the Comfort Access option, and manufactured August 23, 2004, through July 24, 2008. The affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to Park when the driver presses the Start/Stop button to shutdown the engine. If the driver presses the engine Start/Stop button 2 or 3 times within a short time interval, the system may shift the transmission to Neutral rather than Park. If using the electronic key (Comfort Access mode), there would be no protection from the ignition interlock that prevents key removal if the vehicle is not in Park.
Safety consequence
If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in Neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway. Unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW will notify owners beginning in November 2012. The remedy became available in March 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].
Notes
Owners 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 www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V502000
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.