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BMW - Engine emergency mode may be activated during driving

Official notice

28 Jul 2014

Last checked

28 Jul 2014

Critical riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Engine emergency mode may be activated during driving. Engine emergency mode may be activated during driving Published 2014-07-28.

What to do now

Repalce bolted connection of the vanos adjustment unit

Units affected

2,967

Recall number

R-2014-068

Official notice

2014-07-28

The hazard

Engine emergency mode may be activated during driving

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

7 SERIES

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW 7 SERIES

Units affected

2,967

Risk / hazard

Engine emergency mode may be activated during driving

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

BMW

Manufacturer

Bmw

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2014-068

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2014-068

Campaign number

0011280300& 0011360300

Units affected

2,967

Classification

DVSA recall R-2014-068

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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