NHTSA recall 12V502000
Electrical System, Power Train · BMW of North America, LLC
Details
What's wrong: Affects 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…
Why it matters: 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…
The fix: 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 customerrelations@bmwusa.com.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2005 BMW 745I
- 2005 BMW 745LI
- 2005 BMW 760I
- 2005 BMW 760LI
- 2006 BMW 750I
- 2006 BMW 750LI
- 2006 BMW 760I
- 2006 BMW 760LI
- 2007 BMW 750I
- 2007 BMW 750LI
- 2007 BMW 760LI
- 2008 BMW 750I
- 2008 BMW 750LI
- 2008 BMW 760LI
All model years NHTSA lists
2005 Bmw 745I, 2005 Bmw 745Li, 2006 Bmw 750I, 2007 Bmw 750I, 2008 Bmw 750I, 2006 Bmw 750Li, 2007 Bmw 750Li, 2008 Bmw 750Li, 2005 Bmw 760I, 2006 Bmw 760I, 2005 Bmw 760Li, 2006 Bmw 760Li, 2007 Bmw 760Li, 2008 Bmw 760Li.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 12V502000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.