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BMW - Driveshaft universal joint may break

Official notice

11 Apr 2017

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Driveshaft universal joint may break. Driveshaft universal joint may break Published 2017-04-11.

What to do now

On affected vehicle replace the universal joint with a modified version

Units affected

10,849

Recall number

R-2017-132

Official notice

2017-04-11

The hazard

Driveshaft universal joint may break

How to check if you're affected

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Models

Z4

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW Z4

Units affected

10,849

Hazard

Driveshaft universal joint may break

Where it was sold

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Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Bmw

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2017-132

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-132

Campaign number

0026330100

Units affected

10,849

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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