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■Date of Notification of Recall Measures
March 3, 2025
■Recall measure notification number
Overseas 3944
■Recall measures start date
March 3, 2025
■Name or title of notifier
BMW
■Contact
BMW Customer Interaction Center
(Toll free) 0120-269-437
■Defective part (part name)
Drive unit (reverse control unit)
The structure, equipment, or performance status that is found to be in a state of nonconformity and the cause of such nonconformity
In reverse control units, electrical contacts in the unit may be electrically corroded due to inadequate design studies. This may cause overheating inside the unit, resulting in thermal damage to the electronic circuits, functional failure, and in the worst case, fire.
■ Details of improvement measures
Install an auxiliary wiring harness with a protective relay in the power wiring of the unit in question in all vehicles. In addition, rewrite the software to the countermeasure program.
■Number of defects
0 case
■Accident
None
■Motivation for Discovery
Report from Head Office in Germany
Measures to inform motor vehicle users and overhaul service providers
Users: Notify by direct mail.
Automobile service providers: The information will be published in the bulletin issued by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JAMA).
Identification of vehicles that have undergone improvements: To be posted on the Company's website.
■Vehicles subject to recall
Common name: BMW R18 Pure
Model: 2BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10L1108M6D22318 - WB10L1109M6E45917
Production period: June 22, 2020 - March 30, 2021
Number of recalled vehicles: 410
Common name: BMW R18 Classic
Model: 2BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10L210XM6D60851 - WB10L2100M6E56777
Production period: October 1, 2020 - April 23, 2021
Number of recalled vehicles: 174
Common name: BMW R18 Pure
Model: 8BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10L110XN6F07441 - WB10L1109R6K40845
Production period: October 6, 2021 - June 12, 2024
Number of recalled vehicles: 410
Common name: BMW R18 Classic
Model: 2BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10L2106N6F40443 - WB10L2105R6K19173
Production period: January 17, 2022 - April 30, 2024
Number of recalled vehicles: 225
Common name: BMW R18 B
Model: 8BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10L3107N6E38848 - WB10L3108R6K49211
Production period: April 7, 2021 - July 1, 2024
Number of recalled vehicles: 233
Common name: BMW W R18 Roctane
Model: 8BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10N6108R6H54468 - WB10N6100R6J40947
Production period: April 25, 2023 - November 17, 2023
Number of recalled vehicles: 156
Common name: BMW W R18 Transcontinental
Model: 8BL-R187A
VIN number: WB10L4104N6E49974 - WB10L4101R6K27878
Production period: April 14, 2021 - May 17, 2024
Number of recalled vehicles: 211 units
Total: 1,684 units
2 models in total, 5 vehicle models in total
[Remarks] This recall is being conducted again because the cause of the recall of provisional measures reported under "Notification No. overseas 3891" dated October 18, 2024, has been clarified and permanent countermeasures have been decided.
[Precautions] The VIN number range of the recalled vehicles includes some vehicles that are not subject to the recall.
Original Source [ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ]
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