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Passenger cars (BMW 120 and 5 other models) - Repair
Official notice
30 Mar 2026
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (BMW 120 and 5 other models) - Repair. Lighting equipment (rear lights) defect. ■ Defective component: Lighting equipment (rear lights). ■ Defective structure, equipment or performance and its cause: Some units are incompatible with the rear-light control unit software. Consequently, during internal diagnostics under specific control conditions when the lights begin to illuminate, a fault may be incorrectly detected despite there being no abnormality, causing the tail lights, brake lights or turn signals to fail to illuminate. * Rear lights: Fender rear lights and tailgate rear lights. Published 2026-03-30.
What to do now
Recall notification number: 外-4169. ■ Corrective measures: On all vehicles, replace rear lights identified as defective units with nondefective units.
Units affected
428
Recall number
外-4169
Official notice
2026-03-30
The hazard
The hazard
Lighting equipment (rear lights) defect. ■ Defective component: Lighting equipment (rear lights). ■ Defective structure, equipment or performance and its cause: Some units are incompatible with the rear-light control unit software. Consequently, during internal diagnostics under specific control conditions when the lights begin to illuminate, a fault may be incorrectly detected despite there being no abnormality, causing the tail lights, brake lights or turn signals to fail to illuminate. * Rear lights: Fender rear lights and tailgate rear lights.
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Brand: BMW. Contact: ビー・エム・ダブリュー株式会社. Phone 0120-954-018.
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