Bmw recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
BMW is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 7-Series vehicles, equipped with the Comfort Access option, and manufactured August 23, 2004, through July 24, 2008. The affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to Park when the driver presses the Start/Stop button to shutdown the engine. If the driver presses the engine Start/Stop button 2 or 3 times within a short time interval, the system may shift the transmission to Neutral rather than Park. If using the electronic key (Comfort Access mode), there would be no protection from the ignition interlock that prevents key removal if the vehicle is not in Park.
What could happen
If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in Neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway. Unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle.
The fix
BMW will notify owners beginning in November 2012. The remedy became available in March 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].
Vehicles covered
- Bmw 745I 2005
- Bmw 745Li 2005
- Bmw 750I 2006–2008
- Bmw 750Li 2006–2008
- Bmw 760I 2005–2006
- Bmw 760Li 2005–2008
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12V502000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- BMW Of North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 17, 2012
- Owners notified
- Mar 20, 2013
- Vehicles or items affected
- 45,500
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Aug 23, 2004 to Jul 24, 2008
- Part
- Electrical system › Ignition › Switch; Power train › Automatic transmission › Control module (TCM/PCM/tecm); Power train › Automatic transmission
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Bmw recall: Engine and engine cooling Sep 26, 2018
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Engine and engine cooling Apr 18, 2018
- Bmw recall: Latches/locks/linkages May 18, 2017
- Bmw recall: Air bags Nov 12, 2013
- Bmw recall: Latches/locks/linkages Oct 17, 2012
- Bmw recall: Engine Jul 3, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.