10Affected configurations shown17,700Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LAMPS EITHER WILL NOT OPERATE OR WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED, REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE EXISTING BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WITH AN IMPROVED SWITCH.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 00V048000
2000 BMW 328IOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 528IOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 740ILOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 750ILOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW M5Open vehicle record →2000 BMW 323IOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 540IOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 528ITOpen vehicle record →2000 BMW 540ITOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.