NHTSA campaign 99V100000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 99V-100: BMW/BRAKE RETAINING CLIP
NHTSA recall 99V100000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on May 3, 1999, with 31,067 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 323I and BMW 328I for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on May 14, 1999, 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 99V100000 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
- 99V100000 (also written 99V-100 or 99V100)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 31,067 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V100000. 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 323I
- 1999 · Vehicles built June 1, 1998 – March 8, 1999 (per NHTSA)
BMW 328I
- 1999 · Vehicles built June 1, 1998 – March 8, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V100000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RETAINING CLIP THAT SECURES THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSHROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE CLIP TO DETACH FROM THE PIN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM ALLOWING THE PUSHROD TO DISCONNECT FROM THE ARM.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS, BRAKING IS NOT POSSIBLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CLIP FOR TIGHT INSTALLATION AND REPLACE THE CLIP IF IT IS LOOSE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 14, 1999.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 99V100000
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.