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NHTSA Campaign 79V001000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

Issued by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE · Reported Jan 12, 1979 · 4,229 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Remedy

DEALER WILL HAVE THE WIRING CONNECTIONS TO THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP SOLDERED AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW 320 1979 4,229

Source: NHTSA Campaign 79V001000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.