2003 BMW 745LI defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 BMW 745LI. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Vehicle RollawayEngineering Analysis EA12002 · opened Apr 10, 2012 · closed Jan 24, 2013 · led to recall 12V502000
In a letter dated October 16, 2012, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR), NHTSA Recall No. 12V-502 to NHTSA identifying a safety defect involving the possibility of unattended vehicle rollaway in MY 2005 through 2008 BMW 7-Series (approximately 45,000) vehicles equipped with the C…
- Vehicle RollawayPreliminary Evaluation PE11025 · opened Aug 5, 2011 · closed Apr 23, 2012
In response to the Office of Defects Investigation's (ODI) Information Request (IR) for PE11-025, BMW provided ODI with 1 complaint and 46 field reports relating to either incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park. ODI's a…