2000 BMW 323I & 2000 BMW 328I + 8 more recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake lamps in these vehicles are controlled by a switch activated by the movement of the brake pedal. This switch could fail internally, causing it to remain either in the "brake lamps off" position or in the "brake lamps on" position.
💥 The risk
If this happens, the brake lamps either will not operate or will be continuously illuminated, regardless of brake pedal position.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the existing brake lamp switch with an improved switch.
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
- 00V048000
- Manufacturer
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Vehicles affected
- 17,700
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Owner phone
- 1-800-831-1117
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 15, 2000
- Built
- Sep 11, 1999 – Oct 28, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 15, 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).