745I: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	03V240000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	BMW
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	745I
Model Year:	2003
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Manufacturered:	20011024 - 20030409
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	5470
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	20030708
Recall Initiated By:	20030708
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report Received Date:	20030701
Record Creation Date:	20030707
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR, A DESYNCHRONIZATION OF THE VALVETRONIC MOTORS FOR ENGINE BANKS I AND II MAY OCCUR. IF THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE COULD STALL.
Consequence Summary:	IN THOSE CASES, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF ENGINE ROUGHNESS, OR STALLING, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND THE DRIVERÂ’S REACTIONS, THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Corrective Summary:	DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE DIGITAL ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL UNIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

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