35Affected configurations shown180,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT OPERATE OR WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY ON, REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION. FOLLOWING DRIVERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED 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 96V111000
1995 BMW M3Open vehicle record →1994 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 540IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 740ILOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 530IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 530ITOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 325ICOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 740ILOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 735ILOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 735IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 535IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 750IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 735ILOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 535IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 735IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 750IOpen vehicle record →1990 BMW 735ILOpen vehicle record →1990 BMW 735IOpen vehicle record →1990 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1990 BMW 535IOpen vehicle record →1990 BMW 750IOpen 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.