BMW Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

BMW is recalling about 1,391 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Campaign
08V106000
Manufacturer
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Reported
11 March 2008
Vehicles
1,391
Built between
Aug 2006 – Mar 2007
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 April 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2006 and March 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 BMW G650X ChallengeBuilt August 2006 to March 2007
  • 2007 BMW G650X CountryBuilt August 2006 to March 2007
  • 2007 BMW G650X MotoBuilt August 2006 to March 2007

What the defect is

BMW is recalling 1,391 my 2007 G650X challenge, country, and moto motorcycles. The fuel lines may have been damaged during production, and could develop a leak. The leak could occur either through the fabric inlay at the end of the line, or, through a crack in the actual line.

What could happen

Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING APRIL 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2006 to March 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 March 2008
  3. Owners notified1 April 2008

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 March 2008.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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