2006 BMW 7 Series defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2006 BMW 7 Series. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Vehicle RollawayEngineering Analysis EA12002 · opened Apr 10, 2012 · closed Jan 24, 2013 · led to recall 12V502000
In a letter dated October 16, 2012, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR), NHTSA Recall No. 12V-502 to NHTSA identifying a safety defect involving the possibility of unattended vehicle rollaway in MY 2005 through 2008 BMW 7-Series (approximately 45,000) vehicles equipped with the C…
- Vehicle RollawayPreliminary Evaluation PE11025 · opened Aug 5, 2011 · closed Apr 23, 2012
In response to the Office of Defects Investigation's (ODI) Information Request (IR) for PE11-025, BMW provided ODI with 1 complaint and 46 field reports relating to either incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park. ODI's a…
- BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATIONEngineering Analysis EA08001 · opened Jan 4, 2008 · closed Dec 31, 2008 · led to recall 08V384000
Bmw is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. The specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, my04-06/ x3-series and my06/…
- BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATIONPreliminary Evaluation PE07045 · opened Sep 4, 2007 · closed Jan 4, 2008
In certain my 2005 through my 2006 bmw vehicles, the occupant classification system (ocs) for the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative.in june 2006, bmw issued a technical service bulletin (si b 72 02 06) regarding the illumination of the airbag warning light and the pass…