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BMW - The tandam vacuum oil pump may fail

Official notice

9 Aug 2021

Last checked

9 Aug 2021

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - The tandam vacuum oil pump may fail. The tandam vacuum/oil pump may fail Published 2021-08-09.

What to do now

On the affected vehicles the control unit (dme) will be programmed to prevent the failure from occuring.

Units affected

1

Recall number

R-2021-288

Official notice

2021-08-09

The hazard

The tandam vacuum/oil pump may fail

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

3 SERIES SALOON

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW 3 SERIES SALOON

Units affected

1

Risk / hazard

The tandam vacuum/oil pump may fail

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

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-2021-288

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2021-288

Campaign number

0012650500

Units affected

1

Classification

DVSA recall R-2021-288

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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