2007–2010 BMW X5
- Affected
- 16,849
- Category
- Cars
- Campaign
- 00 61 8905 00
- Supplier
- BMW Australia Pty Ltd
The defect
The plug connection from the wiring harness to the blower controller may deteriorate over time. This may cause the plug-in contact to short circuit or overheat.
The hazard
If the plug-contact short circuits or overheats, this may cause a fire. A vehicle fire could increase the risk of an accident, serious injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users and bystanders, and/or damage to property.
The remedy
All known owners will be contacted by BMW Group Australia Ltd or a BMW dealer.Consumers may contact an authorised BMW Service centre, or call the BMW Group Customer Interaction Centre on 1800 813 299 to arrange inspection and repair.Consumers can also contact BMW Group Australia via the BMW Group Australia website: https://www.bmw.com.auFor further information, consumers can go to the BMW Australia website, and using either their vehicle's VIN or chassis number, check to see if their vehicle has an outstanding technical action, or an outstanding safety recall via https://www.recall.bmw.com.au/
What to do
- 1Check if your vehicle is affected. This recall covers 16,849 vehicles. Use your VIN to confirm.
- 2Contact BMW Australia Pty Ltd to arrange inspection and repair.
- 3Repairs are free of charge when arranged through an authorised dealer.
- 4Verify this recall on the official government register: vehiclerecalls.gov.au ↗
- Website:
- https://www.bmw.com/en-au/
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Recall data sourced from vehiclerecalls.gov.au under CC BY 4.0.