NHTSA recall campaign

03V324000

Engine And Engine Cooling

Check my VIN
3Affected configurations shown2,400Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling
Report receivedFeb 8, 2005
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LOSS OCCURS, ENGINE DAMAGE MAY RESULT. DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE OF THE OIL FILTER DRAIN PLUG AND, IF NECESSARY, RETIGHTEN THE DRAIN PLUG WITH THE CORRECTLY SPECIFIED TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2003. OWNERS 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 03V324000

2003 BMW 745IOpen vehicle record →2003 BMW 745LIOpen vehicle record →2003 BMW 760LIOpen 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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