BMW X1 2016

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These are official manufacturer recalls ordered by NHTSA for safety defects. If you own this vehicle, contact your dealer immediately for free repairs.

Bmw Of North America, Llc
NHTSA Campaign: 19V349000 SAFETY RECALL
106.2K Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: May 9, 2019
Safety Issue:

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2016-2019 X1 sDrive28i and X1 xDrive28i vehicles. In the event of a crash where the occupants head contacts the B-pillar, the pillar may not absorb an adequate amount of the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."

Potential Risk:
In the event of a crash, the insufficient impact absorption can increase the risk of injury.
FREE Recall Solution:
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vertical trim pieces on the upper portion of the interior B-Pillars, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed July 1, 2019. Second notices will be sent as parts become available, starting on September 27, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local BMW dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: BMW
Notice Date: Sep 27, 2019
Recall Date: May 9, 2019
Bmw Of North America, Llc
NHTSA Campaign: 16V747000 SAFETY RECALL
15.5K Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: Oct 17, 2016
Safety Issue:

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Potential Risk:
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
FREE Recall Solution:
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local BMW dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: BMW
Notice Date: Jul 3, 2019
Recall Date: Oct 17, 2016
Bmw Of North America, Llc
NHTSA Campaign: 15V887000 SAFETY RECALL
2 Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: Dec 30, 2015
Safety Issue:

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one model year 2016 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door vehicle manufactured November 24, 2015, and one BMW X1 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) manufactured October, 19 2015. The steering gearbox may have been manufactured with incorrect parts.

Potential Risk:
A gearbox malfunction may cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
FREE Recall Solution:
BMW will replace the steering gearbox, free of charge. Affected vehicles are located in dealer inventory and will be remedied before customer retail. The recall began on December 28, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local BMW dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: BMW
Notice Date: Dec 28, 2015
Recall Date: Dec 30, 2015

Consumer Complaints

185 Complaints
Bmw Of North America, Llc
Campaign: 10953759 Other
Feb 9, 2017
Defect Description:

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Potential Consequences:

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A TWO - THREE SECOND DELAY AFTER YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ALMOST BEING HIT BROADSIDE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR LITERALLY DRIFTS FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING. WAY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. AFRAID TO CROSS LANES WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE FUEL SAVING AUTO/ON/OFF HAS ALWAYS BEEN DISENGAGED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NOT USING SPORT OR ECO SETTING EITHER. VERY UNSAFE CAR. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASED NEW. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP AND BMW NORTH AMERICA NUMEROUS TIMES. BMW TRIED TO UPDATE SOFTWARE BUT IT DIDN'T ADDRESS PROBLEM. OTHERS ON BIMMERFEST IN THE USA ARE ALSO STATING THEY ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AT A PRICE OF OVER $40K.

Corrective Action:

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A TWO - THREE SECOND DELAY AFTER YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ALMOST BEING HIT BROADSIDE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR LITERALLY DRIFTS FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING. WAY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. AFRAID TO CROSS LANES WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE FUEL SAVING AUTO/ON/OFF HAS ALWAYS BEEN DISENGAGED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NOT USING SPORT OR ECO SETTING EITHER. VERY UNSAFE CAR. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASED NEW. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP AND BMW NORTH AMERICA NUMEROUS TIMES. BMW TRIED TO UPDATE SOFTWARE BUT IT DIDN'T ADDRESS PROBLEM. OTHERS ON BIMMERFEST IN THE USA ARE ALSO STATING THEY ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AT A PRICE OF OVER $40K.

Additional Notes:

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A TWO - THREE SECOND DELAY AFTER YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ALMOST BEING HIT BROADSIDE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR LITERALLY DRIFTS FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING. WAY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. AFRAID TO CROSS LANES WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE FUEL SAVING AUTO/ON/OFF HAS ALWAYS BEEN DISENGAGED WHEN THIS OCCURS. NOT USING SPORT OR ECO SETTING EITHER. VERY UNSAFE CAR. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASED NEW. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP AND BMW NORTH AMERICA NUMEROUS TIMES. BMW TRIED TO UPDATE SOFTWARE BUT IT DIDN'T ADDRESS PROBLEM. OTHERS ON BIMMERFEST IN THE USA ARE ALSO STATING THEY ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AT A PRICE OF OVER $40K.

Manufacturer: BMW
Mfg Campaign: 10953759
Notice Date: Feb 9, 2017
Recall Date: Feb 9, 2017
Bmw Of North America, Llc
Campaign: 10933989 Other
1 Vehicles Affected
Dec 8, 2016
Defect Description:

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Potential Consequences:

2016 BMW X1 NEW SAV EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT ACCESS . APPROACHED LOCKED PARKED HATCHBACK AND DEPRESSED HATCH EXTERIOR LOCK HANDLE. HATCH OPENED TO MID-HEIGHT OPENING TO ALLOW 6 FT TALL PERSON TO GET INTO THE TRUNK HATCH AREA. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS, LOUD WARNING SOUND PLAYED WHILE HATCH STARTED TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. THIS WAS STARTLING AND UNEXPECTED. TRIED TO REMOVE MYSELF QUICKLY FROM VEHICLE AND WAS STRUCK BY CLOSING TAILGATE. SUFFERED BLEEDING FOREHEAD GASH AND NEEDED SEVERAL STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. DID NOT HIT ANY BUTTONS ON THE VEHICLE OR THE REMOTE KEY. ALSO DID NOT DO ANY FOOT WIGGLE DANCE OR KICKING IN PROXIMITY OF REAR BUMPER TO ACTIVATE CLOSURE OF HATCH TAILGATE (THIS FEATURE IS SILLY BUT I CAN APPRECIATE IT BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN THE HATCH, BUT NOT TO CLOSE IT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS). I WAS GIVEN AN INDIRECT IMPRESSION AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ARMED WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM THAT PERHAPS IT TREATED THE OPENING OF THE HATCH AS AN INTRUSION THEREBY CLOSING ITSELF. HOWEVER I CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE THIS AS I DO NOT WANT TO SACRIFICE FURTHER INJURY ). UNCLEAR OF WHY THIS HAPPENED BUT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY THE AUTO CLOSURE SHOULD NOT PHYSICALLY OCCUR UNLESS A PHYSICAL BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THERE ARE FOUR SUCH BUTTONS ON THIS VEHICLE: ON THE LOWER DRIVERS DOOR, TWO ON THE INSIDE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE TAILGATE, ANOTHER ON THE REMOTE KEY. I HOPE THIS NOTICE WILL MAKE OTHER X1 USERS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. I DO HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL PROGRAM OR DESIGN A FIX TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN. IT IS A PROBLEM AND PERHAPS A HIDDEN DANGER AS ONE DOES NOT EXPECTED TO BE MAMED OR INJURED BY THEIR CAR IN THIS MANNER. BMW NJ CORPORATE WAS INFORMED AND SUGGESTED TO WORK OUT A FIX DIRECTLY WITH THE BMW DEALER. MANUFACTURER SHOULD REDESIGN FEATURES TOWARDS CUSTOMER SAFETY.

Corrective Action:

2016 BMW X1 NEW SAV EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT ACCESS . APPROACHED LOCKED PARKED HATCHBACK AND DEPRESSED HATCH EXTERIOR LOCK HANDLE. HATCH OPENED TO MID-HEIGHT OPENING TO ALLOW 6 FT TALL PERSON TO GET INTO THE TRUNK HATCH AREA. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS, LOUD WARNING SOUND PLAYED WHILE HATCH STARTED TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. THIS WAS STARTLING AND UNEXPECTED. TRIED TO REMOVE MYSELF QUICKLY FROM VEHICLE AND WAS STRUCK BY CLOSING TAILGATE. SUFFERED BLEEDING FOREHEAD GASH AND NEEDED SEVERAL STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. DID NOT HIT ANY BUTTONS ON THE VEHICLE OR THE REMOTE KEY. ALSO DID NOT DO ANY FOOT WIGGLE DANCE OR KICKING IN PROXIMITY OF REAR BUMPER TO ACTIVATE CLOSURE OF HATCH TAILGATE (THIS FEATURE IS SILLY BUT I CAN APPRECIATE IT BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN THE HATCH, BUT NOT TO CLOSE IT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS). I WAS GIVEN AN INDIRECT IMPRESSION AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ARMED WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM THAT PERHAPS IT TREATED THE OPENING OF THE HATCH AS AN INTRUSION THEREBY CLOSING ITSELF. HOWEVER I CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE THIS AS I DO NOT WANT TO SACRIFICE FURTHER INJURY ). UNCLEAR OF WHY THIS HAPPENED BUT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY THE AUTO CLOSURE SHOULD NOT PHYSICALLY OCCUR UNLESS A PHYSICAL BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THERE ARE FOUR SUCH BUTTONS ON THIS VEHICLE: ON THE LOWER DRIVERS DOOR, TWO ON THE INSIDE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE TAILGATE, ANOTHER ON THE REMOTE KEY. I HOPE THIS NOTICE WILL MAKE OTHER X1 USERS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. I DO HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL PROGRAM OR DESIGN A FIX TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN. IT IS A PROBLEM AND PERHAPS A HIDDEN DANGER AS ONE DOES NOT EXPECTED TO BE MAMED OR INJURED BY THEIR CAR IN THIS MANNER. BMW NJ CORPORATE WAS INFORMED AND SUGGESTED TO WORK OUT A FIX DIRECTLY WITH THE BMW DEALER. MANUFACTURER SHOULD REDESIGN FEATURES TOWARDS CUSTOMER SAFETY.

Additional Notes:

2016 BMW X1 NEW SAV EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT ACCESS . APPROACHED LOCKED PARKED HATCHBACK AND DEPRESSED HATCH EXTERIOR LOCK HANDLE. HATCH OPENED TO MID-HEIGHT OPENING TO ALLOW 6 FT TALL PERSON TO GET INTO THE TRUNK HATCH AREA. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS, LOUD WARNING SOUND PLAYED WHILE HATCH STARTED TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. THIS WAS STARTLING AND UNEXPECTED. TRIED TO REMOVE MYSELF QUICKLY FROM VEHICLE AND WAS STRUCK BY CLOSING TAILGATE. SUFFERED BLEEDING FOREHEAD GASH AND NEEDED SEVERAL STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. DID NOT HIT ANY BUTTONS ON THE VEHICLE OR THE REMOTE KEY. ALSO DID NOT DO ANY FOOT WIGGLE DANCE OR KICKING IN PROXIMITY OF REAR BUMPER TO ACTIVATE CLOSURE OF HATCH TAILGATE (THIS FEATURE IS SILLY BUT I CAN APPRECIATE IT BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN THE HATCH, BUT NOT TO CLOSE IT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS). I WAS GIVEN AN INDIRECT IMPRESSION AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ARMED WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM THAT PERHAPS IT TREATED THE OPENING OF THE HATCH AS AN INTRUSION THEREBY CLOSING ITSELF. HOWEVER I CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE THIS AS I DO NOT WANT TO SACRIFICE FURTHER INJURY ). UNCLEAR OF WHY THIS HAPPENED BUT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY THE AUTO CLOSURE SHOULD NOT PHYSICALLY OCCUR UNLESS A PHYSICAL BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THERE ARE FOUR SUCH BUTTONS ON THIS VEHICLE: ON THE LOWER DRIVERS DOOR, TWO ON THE INSIDE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE TAILGATE, ANOTHER ON THE REMOTE KEY. I HOPE THIS NOTICE WILL MAKE OTHER X1 USERS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. I DO HOPE THE MANUFACTURER WILL PROGRAM OR DESIGN A FIX TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN. IT IS A PROBLEM AND PERHAPS A HIDDEN DANGER AS ONE DOES NOT EXPECTED TO BE MAMED OR INJURED BY THEIR CAR IN THIS MANNER. BMW NJ CORPORATE WAS INFORMED AND SUGGESTED TO WORK OUT A FIX DIRECTLY WITH THE BMW DEALER. MANUFACTURER SHOULD REDESIGN FEATURES TOWARDS CUSTOMER SAFETY.

Manufacturer: BMW
Mfg Campaign: 10933989
Notice Date: Dec 8, 2016
Recall Date: Dec 8, 2016
Bmw Of North America, Llc
Campaign: 10905151 Other
Sep 9, 2016
Defect Description:

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Potential Consequences:

'SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AND ACC STOP & GO + ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AS I USE CRUISE CONTROL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: OTHE STOP & GO DOES NOT REMAIN ACTIVE LONG ENOUGH TO WORK THROUGH STOP LIGHT TIMINGS OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT SLOWS DOWN IMPROPRIETY FOR VEHICLES PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT CREATES TO MUCH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE ALLOWING CARS TO CUT IN FRONT OF ME ODOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY IN MISTY RAIN OR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ODETECTION OF FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE IS NOT CONSISTENT ' SOMETIMES SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS AT NORMAL RATE AND OTHER TIMES IT IS A HARD STOP OR EMERGENCY BREAKING ODOES NOT CONSISTENTLY DETECT THAT VEHICLES ARE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAVE TO INTERVENE IN STOPPING VEHICLE MANY TIMES OEMERGENCY STOP HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN NO IMPENITENCE IS IN FRONT OF ME ' POTENTIALLY WORRISOME BECAUSE CARS COULD SLAM INTO ME.

Corrective Action:

'SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AND ACC STOP & GO + ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AS I USE CRUISE CONTROL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: OTHE STOP & GO DOES NOT REMAIN ACTIVE LONG ENOUGH TO WORK THROUGH STOP LIGHT TIMINGS OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT SLOWS DOWN IMPROPRIETY FOR VEHICLES PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT CREATES TO MUCH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE ALLOWING CARS TO CUT IN FRONT OF ME ODOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY IN MISTY RAIN OR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ODETECTION OF FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE IS NOT CONSISTENT ' SOMETIMES SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS AT NORMAL RATE AND OTHER TIMES IT IS A HARD STOP OR EMERGENCY BREAKING ODOES NOT CONSISTENTLY DETECT THAT VEHICLES ARE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAVE TO INTERVENE IN STOPPING VEHICLE MANY TIMES OEMERGENCY STOP HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN NO IMPENITENCE IS IN FRONT OF ME ' POTENTIALLY WORRISOME BECAUSE CARS COULD SLAM INTO ME.

Additional Notes:

'SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AND ACC STOP & GO + ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT AS I USE CRUISE CONTROL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: OTHE STOP & GO DOES NOT REMAIN ACTIVE LONG ENOUGH TO WORK THROUGH STOP LIGHT TIMINGS OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT SLOWS DOWN IMPROPRIETY FOR VEHICLES PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OTHE ACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT CREATES TO MUCH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE ALLOWING CARS TO CUT IN FRONT OF ME ODOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY IN MISTY RAIN OR IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ODETECTION OF FOLLOW-ON VEHICLE IS NOT CONSISTENT ' SOMETIMES SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS AT NORMAL RATE AND OTHER TIMES IT IS A HARD STOP OR EMERGENCY BREAKING ODOES NOT CONSISTENTLY DETECT THAT VEHICLES ARE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAVE TO INTERVENE IN STOPPING VEHICLE MANY TIMES OEMERGENCY STOP HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN NO IMPENITENCE IS IN FRONT OF ME ' POTENTIALLY WORRISOME BECAUSE CARS COULD SLAM INTO ME.

Manufacturer: BMW
Mfg Campaign: 10905151
Notice Date: Sep 9, 2016
Recall Date: Sep 9, 2016
Bmw Of North America, Llc
Campaign: 10896789 Other
1 Vehicles Affected
Aug 18, 2016
Defect Description:

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Potential Consequences:

I BELIEVE THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPES COME OUT TOO FAR. I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY X1 AND BURNED MY LEFT LEG ON THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST PIPE. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND TURNED OFF AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, I HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING IT.

Corrective Action:

I BELIEVE THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPES COME OUT TOO FAR. I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY X1 AND BURNED MY LEFT LEG ON THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST PIPE. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND TURNED OFF AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, I HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING IT.

Additional Notes:

I BELIEVE THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPES COME OUT TOO FAR. I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REAR OF MY X1 AND BURNED MY LEFT LEG ON THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST PIPE. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND TURNED OFF AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, I HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING IT.

Manufacturer: BMW
Mfg Campaign: 10896789
Notice Date: Aug 18, 2016
Recall Date: Aug 18, 2016
Bmw Of North America, Llc
Campaign: 10885621 Other
Jul 18, 2016
Defect Description:

STEERING

Potential Consequences:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW X1. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AT FULL CAPACITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ *CN

Corrective Action:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW X1. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AT FULL CAPACITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ *CN

Additional Notes:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW X1. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AT FULL CAPACITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ *CN

Manufacturer: BMW
Mfg Campaign: 10885621
Notice Date: Jul 18, 2016
Recall Date: Jul 18, 2016

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