kangaRuz

Just saw this on nhtsa.com

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a lapse of Federal Government funding, NHTSA is unable to post any new recalls after close of business September 30, 2013. Recall searches will remain available but are only current as of that time. Consumers can continue to file safety defect complaints via this website, but they will not be evaluated by NHTSA staff until funding and services are restored.

the recall is expected to begin october 2013. i wonder if the closing has something to do with my situation.

KyleB

2008 550i M Sport should definitely qualify for the recall. I'd bypass your dealer and call BMW NA directly.

good luck.

b00sted415

Interesting have you received a letter from BMW? Typically you get a letter from them. I also called the dealership and according to the SA I was told they haven't received any parts for the recall. He was saying it could take up to 2 months for them to receive parts wth?

KyleB

My car is an '04, so it's not affected by the recall as far as I know.

jose_gerardo85

my car is an 2004 too, when Jhonmotorceps was doing my lci convertion show me that i have that issue, he didnt fix but told me that a have to do sometime later, my car still the same and im not cover in the recall...

xl2ealx

just called my stealership....nothing for my vehicle yet either...they said Nov / Dec....

best1

Anyone have any news on this recall yet? I asked today and the dealer said nothing yet. Quoted me $275 to fix mine which are going out.

Image2Pixel

My 2010 528i falls within the range on the notices. I called the local dealer and they said my VIN is not showing up in their system for this recall. Then I called BMWUSA. They also looked up my VIN and told me my car was not affected by the recall! It appears that they are choosing some and not others. They did tell me to go back to the dealer and have them inspect it. I've looked at it myself already. The plastic connector housing is melted where the ground connector is from the wiring harness side. The wire and connector can just turn, since the plastic is melted and black.
I'll go to the dealer tomorrow if the Service is open. I'll post an update after I do that.

nomis_nehc

Haha, this is ridiculously easy to fix yourself for a couple bucks actually. Basically just add a ground wire from the lamp holder to the chassis ground on the car. Bam, done in less than 10 minutes.

audiophool

Got a recall notice in the mail last week. Car build date is 12/07 FWIW.