NHTSA recall campaign

99V005000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

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4Affected configurations shown249Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Automatic Transmission
Report receivedApr 1, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE CAR MAY NO LONGER OPERATE IN REVERSE, 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEARS.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

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 99V005000

1999 BMW 540IAOpen vehicle record →1999 BMW 740IAOpen vehicle record →1999 BMW 740ILAOpen vehicle record →1999 BMW 540IATOpen 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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