2002 BMW 7 SERIES Recall

Campaign:
10V446000 on 09/30/2010
Component:
Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
Affected:
198,352
Defect:
Bmw is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 5-series, 6-series, and model year 2002-2008 7-series vehicles. a check valve of the brake vacuum pump may leak a small amount of lubricating oil. over time this could result in contamination of the brake booster.
Consequence:
Power assist braking performance could be adversely affected. in extreme cases there could be a complete loss of power assist braking. an unexpected reduction or loss in power braking assist may increase the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Bmw will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on november 24, 2010. owners may contact bmw at 1-800-525-7417.
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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

2002 BMW 7 SERIES TSBs (26)

Bulletin:
611302
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Check control shows service interval too short, rdc fails intermittently, control display and kombi settings revert to metric, poor fm radio reception, battery discharged, air bag warning light illuminated, comfort front seat headrests read
Bulletin:
611302
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Airbag light on; doors unlock automatically; after a telephone call has ended, the audio volume changes; rapid double-click on the idrive controller; initialize tire pressure control displayed; vehicle settings change on their own; control
Bulletin:
611302
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
2002 my various electrical complaints caused by software errors. *tt
Bulletin:
610304
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Program control units. service action. *tt
Bulletin:
611702
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Various complaints caused by software errors. this service bulletin supersedes si611702 dated 10/04. *eh
Bulletin:
720105
Component:
140000 air bags
Summary:
Rear side thorax airbags resistance too high. *eh
Bulletin:
SI B63-04-08
Component:
121000 exterior lighting:headlights
Summary:
Bmw: headlamp moisture: fault diagnostics. water or condensation in one or both headlamps. models 5 series, 6 series, 7 series, x5, x6, 1 series, and 3 series. model years 2000-20008. *pe
Bulletin:
SI-B-11-01-07
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Bmw: small number of vehicles experience problems ranging from leaking oil filler caps, leaking or broken valve covers, to complete engine failure in extremely cold climate conditions. moisture accumulating in engine crankcase ventilation v
Bulletin:
SI-B630409
Component:
121000 exterior lighting:headlights
Summary:
Bmw: low beam headlamps are switched on, or after starting the engine, one of the xenon low beam headlamps flashes serveral times, and then intermittenly switches off. *pe
Bulletin:
SI-B61-06-09
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Bmw: sporadically, the following conditions may occur-wipers are running on a dry window; speedometer and tachometer are inoperative; check control message emf dropped out (drive control system emergency mode). *pe
Bulletin:
SI-B12-11-09
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Bmw: vehicle may intermittently exhibit any of the following: hard to start or may not start; engine runs rough and lacks or loses power; engine power reduced. vapor lock in the fuel system could occur under certain engine operating conditi
Bulletin:
SIB-65-75-06
Component:
140000 air bags
Summary:
Bmw service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. the airbag warning lamp (awl) is illuminated, together with the passenger airbag status lamp (pol). the problem may be intermittent. microcracks in the oc3 seat mat. *pe
Bulletin:
SI-B12-02-09
Component:
071110 fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap
Summary:
Bmw: service engine soon lamp or the check gas cap warnings are illuminated while driving. when diagnosed, the dme has stored faults for small leak, micro leak, super fine leak, or large leak in relation to the tank ventilation or evaporati
Bulletin:
SI-B72-01-09
Component:
151000 seat belts:front
Summary:
Bmw: the safety belts for the front seats have an electric motor-driven reel (ema) which will retract/pretension the seat belt a specified amount when certain hazardous driving situations are present. *pe
Bulletin:
SIB-12-15-05
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Bmw: diagnosis of dme me 9.2 map thermostat fault 2ef4/279b. the service engine soon light illuminated. the engine does not overheat and the map thermostat operates properly. possible causes are deterioration of coolant quality; increas
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-17-03-09
Component:
061120 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
Summary:
Bmw vehicles: n63 turbocharger auxiliary water pump faults. the service engine soon lamp is illuminated with the following fault codes stored in the dme control module. turbocharger coolant pump, control line, electric, 0x1016-line inter
Bulletin:
SIB-63-10-10
Component:
121000 exterior lighting:headlights
Summary:
Bmw vehicle: adaptive headlights. a check control (cc) message is displayed for the adaptive headlights. the headlamps no longer turn with steering wheel movement. fault code 800fc6 is entered in the footwell module (frm3). a second tu
Bulletin:
SIB-65-22-10
Component:
220000 seats
Summary:
Bmw vehicles: replaced seat occupancy sensor mat will not enable. after replacing a cis (capacitive sensing passenger occupancy mat), the new mat will not enable when using ista/p. however, ista/p shows that the acsm (active crash safety
Bulletin:
SIB-32-04-07
Component:
015000 steering:hydraulic power assist system
Summary:
Bmw: a new technical process has been created for bmw to identify causes of steering complaints with a wide range of models. *rm
Bulletin:
SIB-63-02-01
Component:
120000 exterior lighting
Summary:
Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty. *rm
Bulletin:
SI B12 55 06
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Bmw: there may be excessive cranking before the vehicle starts. the service engine soon light may also be on with a lack of engine power. *rm
Bulletin:
SIB-51-11-11
Component:
162300 structure:body:door
Summary:
Bmw: when outside temp is below freezing the outside doors will not close or are difficult to open. a door cable has moisture intrusion and freezes. *rm
Bulletin:
SIB-61-07-12
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Bmw: after a few miles or several thousand miles, check control message, hybrid malfunction, may appear after programming of software for vehicle. *pe
Bulletin:
B61-17-12
Component:
133000 visibility:power window devices and controls
Summary:
Bmw: wipers lights and front power windows are inoperative. this situation may start and lead to a permanent fault. also included model f07 (5 series gran turismo) model years up to march 2012. *js
Bulletin:
SIB-61-37-12
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Bmw: the high-voltage (hv) battery cells could be damaged if the vehicle is prevented from entering sleep mode for an extended period of time. updated 03/11/2013 *js

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