- Vehicles
- 8,752
- Built between
- Jan 2011 – May 2011
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 April 2017
- Repaired
- 86%
- Unrepaired
- 969
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2011 and May 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011-2012 BMW 1 Series MBuilt January 2011 to January 2011
- 2011-2012 BMW 135IBuilt January 2011 to April 2011
- 2011 BMW 335DBuilt January 2011 to April 2011
- 2011 BMW 335IBuilt January 2011 to May 2011
- 2011 BMW 535IBuilt March 2011 to April 2011
- 2011 BMW 535I Gran TurismoBuilt March 2011 to April 2011
- 2011 BMW 550I Gran TurismoBuilt March 2011 to April 2011
- 2012 BMW 740IBuilt March 2011 to April 2011
- 2012 BMW 740LIBuilt March 2011 to April 2011
- 2011 BMW Z4Built January 2011 to April 2011
Repair progress
969 of 8,752 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.
86% repaired — 7,546 of 8,752 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 237
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li vehicles. The rear driveshaft constant velocity (CV) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break.
What could happen
If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2011 to May 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 February 2017
- Owners notified21 April 2017
- Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 86% repaired
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 2 February 2017.
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 customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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
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.
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.