NHTSA recall campaign

03V160000

Visibility › Power Window Devices And Controls

Check my VIN
4Affected configurations shown13,100Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVisibility › Power Window Devices And Controls
Report receivedMay 4, 2005
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

OCCUPANTS COULD BE PINCHED BY A WINDOW THAT IS BEING CLOSED.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE WINDOW LIFTING ANTI-PINCHING DEVICE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 27, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

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 03V160000

2003 BMW M3Open vehicle record →2003 BMW 330IOpen vehicle record →2003 BMW 325CIOpen vehicle record →2003 BMW 325IOpen 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.

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