2010–2011 BMW 5 Series & 2010–2011 BMW 5-SERIES Gran Turismo recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
BMW is recalling certain 2010 and 2011 5-SERIES and 5-SERIES Gran Turismo passenger vehicles manufactured from january 12 through july 1, 2010. The vehicle's fuel level sensor within the fuel tank CAN become wedged against the tank.
💥 The risk
If this occurs, the fuel gauge in the instrument cluster would display a larger amount of fuel than was actually in the tank. As a result, if the tank became empty, the vehicle could stall increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
BMW will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on october 18, 2010. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-525-7417.
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
- 10V331000
- Manufacturer
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 6,080
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-525-7417
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 18, 2010
- Built
- Jan 12, 2010 – Jul 1, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners 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 .