2000 BMW X5 recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The lower steering shaft coupling includes a plastic collar which fits over the lower steering rack input shaft. This collar is pushed down onto the steering rack and tightened during assembly. On some of the affected vehicles, the collar may not have been pushed down fully onto the rack at the assembly plant.
💥 The risk
Operation of the vehicle, especially in rough road conditions, CAN cause the clearance between the collar and the steering rack to increase to the point where the input shaft CAN separate from the rack, resulting in a loss of steering capability.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the steering rack input shaft collar for proper positioning, and reposition is necessary.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V010000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00VX5SC01
- Manufacturer
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Vehicles affected
- 190
- Component
- STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-831-1117
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 8, 2000
- Built
- Oct 1, 1999 – Nov 30, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- BMW recall no. 00VX5SC01.owner notification began february 8, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).