NHTSA campaign 98V178000

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recall 98V178000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT, SUCH AS A THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, OR FAN BELT, CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND SYSTEM PRESSURE. IF THE INDICATIONS OF A CRITICAL OVERHEATING CONDITION IS NOT NOTICED BY THE DRIVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DAMAGE TO, OR FAILURE OF, A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT COULD OCCUR.

Reported 08/04/1998

What can happen

IF A CRACK WERE TO FORM OR A SEAM WERE TO SEPARATE IN THE HEATER CORE END PIECE, HOT COOLANT COULD SUDDENLY BE EXPELLED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

Repair

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN RADIATOR CAP TO CONTROL PRESSURE AND PROVIDE GREATER COOLANT OVERFLOW IN THE EVENT OF OVERHEATING.

Components

Engine and engine cooling: Cooling system

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

1995 BMW 318IView records 1995 BMW 318IAView records 1995 BMW 318ICView records 1995 BMW 318ICAView records 1995 BMW 318ISView records 1995 BMW 318ISAView records 1995 BMW 325IView records 1995 BMW 325IAView records 1995 BMW 325ICView records 1995 BMW 325ICAView records 1995 BMW 325ISView records 1995 BMW 325ISAView records 1995 BMW 525IView records 1995 BMW 525IAView records 1995 BMW 525ITAView records 1995 BMW 530IView records 1995 BMW 530IAView records 1995 BMW 530ITAView records 1995 BMW 535IView records 1995 BMW 535IAView records 1995 BMW 540IView records 1995 BMW 540IAView records 1995 BMW 735IView records 1995 BMW 735IAView records 1995 BMW 735ILAView records 1995 BMW 740IAView records 1995 BMW 740ILAView records 1995 BMW 750ILAView records 1995 BMW 840CIAView records 1995 BMW 850CIView records 1995 BMW 850CIAView records 1995 BMW 850CSIView records 1995 BMW 850IView records 1995 BMW 850IAView records 1995 BMW M3View records 1995 BMW M5View records 1994 BMW 318IView records 1994 BMW 318IAView records 1994 BMW 318ICView records 1994 BMW 318ICAView records 1994 BMW 318ISView records 1994 BMW 318ISAView records 1994 BMW 325IView records 1994 BMW 325IAView records 1994 BMW 325ICView records 1994 BMW 325ICAView records 1994 BMW 325ISView records 1994 BMW 325ISAView records 1994 BMW 525IView records 1994 BMW 525IAView records 1994 BMW 525ITAView records 1994 BMW 530IView records 1994 BMW 530IAView records 1994 BMW 530ITAView records 1994 BMW 535IView records 1994 BMW 535IAView records 1994 BMW 540IView records 1994 BMW 540IAView records 1994 BMW 735IView records 1994 BMW 735IAView records 1994 BMW 735ILAView records 1994 BMW 740IAView records 1994 BMW 740ILAView records 1994 BMW 750ILAView records 1994 BMW 840CIAView records 1994 BMW 850CIView records 1994 BMW 850CIAView records 1994 BMW 850CSIView records 1994 BMW 850IView records 1994 BMW 850IAView records 1994 BMW M3View records 1994 BMW M5View records 1993 BMW 318IView records 1993 BMW 318IAView records 1993 BMW 318ICView records 1993 BMW 318ICAView records 1993 BMW 318ISView records 1993 BMW 318ISAView records 1993 BMW 325IView records 1993 BMW 325IAView records 1993 BMW 325ICView records 1993 BMW 325ICAView records 1993 BMW 325ISView records 1993 BMW 325ISAView records 1993 BMW 525IView records 1993 BMW 525IAView records 1993 BMW 525ITAView records 1993 BMW 530IView records 1993 BMW 530IAView records 1993 BMW 530ITAView records 1993 BMW 535IView records 1993 BMW 535IAView records 1993 BMW 540IView records 1993 BMW 540IAView records 1993 BMW 735IView records 1993 BMW 735IAView records 1993 BMW 735ILAView records 1993 BMW 740IAView records 1993 BMW 740ILAView records 1993 BMW 750ILAView records 1993 BMW 840CIAView records 1993 BMW 850CIView records 1993 BMW 850CIAView records 1993 BMW 850CSIView records 1993 BMW 850IView records 1993 BMW 850IAView records 1993 BMW M3View records 1993 BMW M5View records 1992 BMW 318IView records 1992 BMW 318IAView records 1992 BMW 318ICView records 1992 BMW 318ICAView records 1992 BMW 318ISView records 1992 BMW 318ISAView records 1992 BMW 325IView records 1992 BMW 325IAView records 1992 BMW 325ICView records 1992 BMW 325ICAView records 1992 BMW 325ISView records 1992 BMW 325ISAView records 1992 BMW 525IView records 1992 BMW 525IAView records 1992 BMW 525ITAView records 1992 BMW 530IView records 1992 BMW 530IAView records 1992 BMW 530ITAView records 1992 BMW 535IView records 1992 BMW 535IAView records 1992 BMW 540IView records 1992 BMW 540IAView records 1992 BMW 735IView records 1992 BMW 735IAView records 1992 BMW 735ILAView records 1992 BMW 740IAView records 1992 BMW 740ILAView records 1992 BMW 750ILAView records 1992 BMW 840CIAView records 1992 BMW 850CIView records 1992 BMW 850CIAView records 1992 BMW 850CSIView records 1992 BMW 850IView records 1992 BMW 850IAView records 1992 BMW M3View records 1992 BMW M5View records 1991 BMW 525IView records 1991 BMW 525IAView records 1991 BMW 525ITAView records 1991 BMW 530IView records 1991 BMW 530IAView records 1991 BMW 530ITAView records 1991 BMW 535IView records 1991 BMW 535IAView records 1991 BMW 540IView records 1991 BMW 540IAView records 1991 BMW 735IView records 1991 BMW 735IAView records 1991 BMW 735ILAView records 1991 BMW 740IAView records 1991 BMW 740ILAView records 1991 BMW 750ILAView records 1991 BMW 840CIAView records 1991 BMW 850CIView records 1991 BMW 850CIAView records 1991 BMW 850CSIView records 1991 BMW 850IView records 1991 BMW 850IAView records 1991 BMW M5View records 1990 BMW 525IView records 1990 BMW 525IAView records 1990 BMW 525ITAView records 1990 BMW 530IView records 1990 BMW 530IAView records 1990 BMW 530ITAView records 1990 BMW 535IView records 1990 BMW 535IAView records 1990 BMW 540IView records 1990 BMW 540IAView records 1990 BMW 735IView records 1990 BMW 735IAView records 1990 BMW 735ILAView records 1990 BMW 740IAView records 1990 BMW 740ILAView records 1990 BMW 750ILAView records 1990 BMW M5View records 1989 BMW 525IView records 1989 BMW 525IAView records 1989 BMW 525ITAView records 1989 BMW 530IView records 1989 BMW 530IAView records 1989 BMW 530ITAView records 1989 BMW 535IView records 1989 BMW 535IAView records 1989 BMW 540IView records 1989 BMW 540IAView records 1989 BMW 735IView records 1989 BMW 735IAView records 1989 BMW 735ILAView records 1989 BMW 740IAView records 1989 BMW 740ILAView records 1989 BMW 750ILAView records 1989 BMW M5View records 1988 BMW 735IView records 1988 BMW 735IAView records 1988 BMW 735ILAView records 1988 BMW 740ILAView records 1988 BMW 750ILAView records