Bmw 2016-12-21 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-16V919000
2016 Bmw X5 Recall
Issued December 21, 2016 · Bmw
In December 2016, Bmw recalled the 2016 Bmw X5, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016 X5 xDrive40e vehicles manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 9, 2015. The affected vehicles have a Digital Motor Electronic (DME) control unit that may have a loose electrical ground cable, possibly causing an under-voltage condition which would result in the transmission shifting to neutral.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2016 Bmw X5 only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Bmw to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): BMW will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the ground cable, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Recall details
- Brand
- Bmw
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- December 21, 2016
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-16V919000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Bmw has 82 recalls in our database, including 4 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 99th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2016.