2001 BMW E46 Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 06E026000 on 03/22/2006
- Component:
- Exterior lighting
- Affected:
- 61,944
- Defect:
- Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
- Consequence:
- Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
- Correction:
- Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled "lamp model numbers."customers may 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.
- Campaign:
- 06E040000 on 05/17/2006
- Component:
- Exterior lighting
- Affected:
- 1,648
- Defect:
- Certain e speed racing combination lamps sold as replacement equipment for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
- Consequence:
- Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
- Correction:
- E speed racing will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began may 10, 2006. owners may contact e speed racing 909-923-3636.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to e speed racing aftermarket combination lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled "lamp model numbers."customers may 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.
- Campaign:
- 06E049000 on 06/04/2006
- Component:
- Exterior lighting
- Affected:
- 27,176
- Defect:
- Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
- Consequence:
- Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
- Correction:
- Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. the recall began on july 1, 2006. owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by the vehicle manufacturers.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled "lamp model numbers."customers may 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.
- Campaign:
- 09E025000 on 05/10/2009
- Component:
- Exterior lighting:headlights
- Affected:
- 42,540
- Defect:
- Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
- Consequence:
- Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under "document search" located at the bottom of your screen. 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
2001 BMW E46 TSBs (21)
- Bulletin:
- 007600
- Component:
- 160000 structure
- Summary:
- Subject regarding maintenance and general information for model year 2001. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 610201
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Customer may complain of headlight brightness and idle speed fluctuations when both seat heating elements are turned on. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 110501
- Component:
- 355100 equipment:other:labels
- Summary:
- Service action no 01e-a03 to install correct vehicle emission control information label. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 640801
- Component:
- 138000 visibility:defroster/defogger system
- Summary:
- Subject regarding incorrect air distribution from center vents. *jg
- Bulletin:
- 340701
- Component:
- 034200 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Service action to install brake line isolator to eliminate clicking or popping noise. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 620401
- Component:
- 090000 fuel system, other
- Summary:
- On some vehicles, with a full tank of gasoline, the fuel gauge does not read full, the needle stops just short of the full mark. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 610201
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Customers may complain of headlight brightness and idle speed fluctuations when both seat heating elements are turned on. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 620401
- Component:
- 090000 fuel system, other
- Summary:
- On some vehicles, with a full tank of gasoline, the fuel gauge does not read full. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 240500
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Customers may complain about erratic/harsh shifting and the transmission light is illuminated and no start/no crank condition. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 240200
- Component:
- 103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
- Summary:
- Customers may complain of hard or no shift and gear error fault codes 50, 52, 53, or 55 in the transmission control module. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 630401
- Component:
- 126000 exterior lighting:turn signal
- Summary:
- Subject regarding turn signal lamp installation, e46 vehicles from 09/01. *slc
- Bulletin:
- SIB240202
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Subject regarding hard shifts, leak at torque converter seal. *tt
- Bulletin:
- SIB120302
- Component:
- 061100 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
- Summary:
- Subject regarding dme reprogramming for check engine light. *tt
- Bulletin:
- SIB350102
- Component:
- 181000 vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Summary:
- Customer may complain of the accelerator pedal feelingnotchy or not moving smoothly when depressed in small increments on certain models including e52, e53 and e65/e66 vehicles from series introduction up to 06/02. *t
- Bulletin:
- 350102
- Component:
- 181000 vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Summary:
- Subject regarding intermittent accelerator pedal feel problem for certain models especially the e65/e66 models. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 230702
- Component:
- 181000 vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Summary:
- Subject regarding intermittent accelerator pedal feel problem - revised with simplified ordering procedure for certain models including e65/e66 since series introduction up to 06/02. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 630402
- Component:
- 120000 exterior lighting
- Summary:
- Follow me home lights not functioning correctly. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 122305
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- S54b32 - special limited air mass meter warranty of 7 years/70,000 miles. *tt
- Bulletin:
- SI-B12-22-08
- Component:
- 063140 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
- Summary:
- Bmw: voluntary emissions recall 08e-a03; m3 s54-dme reprogramming for catalyst conversion diagnosis. the dme programming, as originally installed, may cause the obd diagnostic to erroneously evaluate the efficiency of the catalytic conver
- Bulletin:
- SIB-16-02-09
- Component:
- 072100 fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
- Summary:
- Bmw vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs. where it is necessary to replace the right or the left side fuel level sensor due to a failure, the entire pump and housing or delivery unit (suction jet assembly) do not need to be replaced as wel
- Bulletin:
- SIB-63-02-01
- Component:
- 120000 exterior lighting
- Summary:
- Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty. *rm
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