320: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	79V001000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	BMW
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	320
Model Year:	1979
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Manufacturered:	19781001 - 19781201
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	4229
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19790405
Recall Initiated By:	19790405
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report Received Date:	19790112
Record Creation Date:	19791012
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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect 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.
Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary:	DEALER WILL HAVE THE WIRING CONNECTIONS TO THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP SOLDERED AT NO COST TO OWNER.

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