NHTSA Campaign 98V178000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Issued by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE · Reported Aug 4, 1998 · 340,000 vehicles affected
What's wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT, SUCH AS A THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, OR FAN BELT, CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND SYSTEM PRESSURE. IF THE INDICATIONS OF A CRITICAL OVERHEATING CONDITION IS NOT NOTICED BY THE DRIVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DAMAGE TO, OR FAILURE OF, A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT COULD OCCUR.
Consequence
IF A CRACK WERE TO FORM OR A SEAM WERE TO SEPARATE IN THE HEATER CORE END PIECE, HOT COOLANT COULD SUDDENLY BE EXPELLED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN RADIATOR CAP TO CONTROL PRESSURE AND PROVIDE GREATER COOLANT OVERFLOW IN THE EVENT OF OVERHEATING.
Vehicles affected by this recall
| Make | Model | Year | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW | 318I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IC | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IC | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IC | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IC | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ICA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ICA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ICA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ICA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IS | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IS | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IS | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318IS | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ISA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ISA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ISA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 318ISA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IC | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IC | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IC | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IC | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ICA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ICA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ICA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ICA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IS | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IS | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IS | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325IS | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ISA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ISA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ISA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 325ISA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 525ITA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 530ITA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 535IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 540IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1988 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1988 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1988 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 735ILA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1988 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 740ILA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1988 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 750ILA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 840CIA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 840CIA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 840CIA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 840CIA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 840CIA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CI | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CI | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CI | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CI | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CI | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CIA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CIA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CIA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CIA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CIA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CSI | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CSI | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CSI | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CSI | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850CSI | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850I | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850I | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850I | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850I | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850I | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850IA | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850IA | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850IA | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850IA | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | 850IA | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M3 | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M3 | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M3 | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M3 | 1995 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1989 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1990 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1991 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1992 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1993 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1994 | 340,000 |
| BMW | M5 | 1995 | 340,000 |
Source: NHTSA Campaign 98V178000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.