BMW740IA
NHTSA vehicle recall lookup
1998 BMW 740IA recalls
There is 1 NHTSA recall campaign associated with this vehicle configuration.
Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as BMW 740IA.
Most-mentioned components
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT · 1
Campaign 98V142000
Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Oct 6, 1999
Summary
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT WITHIN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE SURFACE HARDENING. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE SHAFT EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR.
Risk
THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE A NOISE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL AND, ULTIMATELY, FAILURE OF THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF DRIVE.
Remedy
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DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY.
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