NHTSA campaign 98V142000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 98V-142: BMW/REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL
NHTSA recall 98V142000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on June 22, 1998, with 1,100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 540I, BMW 540IA, BMW 740IA and more for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on December 28, 1998, 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 98V142000 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
- 98V142000 (also written 98V-142 or 98V142)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Driveline — Differential Unit
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V142000. 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 540I
- 1998 · Vehicles built November 3, 1997 – November 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
BMW 540IA
- 1998 · Vehicles built November 3, 1997 – November 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
BMW 740IA
- 1998 · Vehicles built November 3, 1997 – November 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
BMW 740ILA
- 1998 · Vehicles built November 3, 1997 – November 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
BMW 750ILA
- 1998 · Vehicles built November 3, 1997 – November 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V142000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT WITHIN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE SURFACE HARDENING. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE SHAFT EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE A NOISE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL AND, ULTIMATELY, FAILURE OF THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF DRIVE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 28, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V142000
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.