BMW 320 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

BMW 320 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of BMW 320 recalls and defective parts found on BMW 320 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the BMW 320 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For BMW 320

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1979 BMW 320 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Recall
1979 BMW 320	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Units affected: 4229	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Report Date: 1979-01-12
Summary: TO PREVENT VAPOR LOCK, AN AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP IS INCORPORATED IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE WIRING CONNECTIONS AT THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP MAY NOT MAKE PROPER CONTACT, RENDERING THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE. DRIVING UNDER CONDITIONS OF EXTREMELY HIGH ALTITUDE, HIGH TEMPERATURES, OR FUEL CONTAMINATION, WITH THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE COULD ALLOW VAPOR BUBBLES TO FORM. THIS MAY LEAD TO ROUGH ENGINE RUNNING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING.
1978 BMW 320 TIRES Recall
1978 BMW 320	TIRES Units affected: 4681	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Report Date: 1978-03-13
Summary: DUE TO A MATERIAL STUCTURAL DEFECT, THE RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN THE METAL VALVE STEM AND RIM ALLOWS SLOW SEEPAGE OF AIR AROUND THE VALVE BASE.
1977 BMW 320 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Recall
1977 BMW 320	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS Units affected: 22850	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Report Date: 1977-06-16
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS". THE TWO ACCELERATOR RETURN SPRINGS LOCATED ON TOP OF ENGINE MAY OSCILLATE AT HIGH ENGINE SPEEDS, WHICH MAY CAUSE VIBRATION NOISE AND LEAD TO PREMATURE SPRING FATIGUE AND POSSIBLE BREAKAGE. THIS MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM TO RETURN TO IDLE SPEED.