Just in case you haven't seen the specific build dates affected: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs...2V008-7102.pdf

 

My production number wasn't created until February 16th, 2011. Got to love being right on the edge.

 

thanks for sharing the link and letter! I misread it and thought it was to Jan 2012... ugh need more sleep!

 

I'll have to double check the paperwork, but I think I'm in the clear.

Sealy - Who, at my age, does not need to be worrying about my pump and Zaftig's pump.

 

Good document...electric auxiliary water pump failure story

Let's see - first BMW failure June, 2009

First MINI failure September, 2009

First MINI fire May, 2010 - second MINI fire July, 2010
Task force created July, 2010 (13 cases identified)

[October 26/27, 2010 MINI changes water pump in hatchbacks, clubman, cabrios.]

November, 2010 (32 cases identified, 2 cases of burned engine compartment) diagnosis electro-migration confirmed as root cause of circuit board and water pump overheating failures

...monitoring

[January 18, 2011 MINI changes water pump in Countryman.]

October 11, 2011 NHTSA involved, October 18 Information Request Letter to BMW about MINI water pump issue. November 14 amended Information Request letter to BMW.

November, 2011 (81 cases identified, 4 cases of burned engine compartment)

December, 2011 final testing and analysis of MINI water pump completed (?)

January, 2012 BMW decides to conduct a voluntary recall.

 

So, what's your point?

Oh, yeah.


Sealy - Who remembers that the apple doesn't fall far from Bavaria.

 

Sealy, I guess you haven't had an Austrian governor yet?

Just sayin'

 

I live right next door to Mayor Marion Barry's city. Does that count?

Don't worry about the pump, just take another toke.

 

From the dates in the notice, it looks like we dodged a bullet by deciding to not accept the first CM4 we configured that arrived, choosing instead to revise our options list and wait for Fenton to arrive.

 

No letter yet but went to dealership today for pricing on doing some mods, coilovers, camber links, step intercooler, etc. and as soon as I get the items they'll do it all and put the fix in as well.
Kill a couple of birds with one stone.

 

So did they now this was a problem? and after Jan 2011 changed the systems thus everyone after Jan 2011 shouldn't have a problem with this? Just a little confused on if they knew of the problem but still used the faultie part then cahnged it ummm...

 

awesome, Chase's build date is 1/20/12 - two days after they realized they fixed it, or??

 

17 April 2012 NHTSA

German luxury carmaker BMW AG is recalling 9,200 BMW and MINI cars worldwide over defective cooling pump.

The Munich-based company yesterday that it is recalling eight- and 12-cylinder versions of the BMW 5, 6, 7, X5 and X6 series and the MINI Cooper S and MINI John Cooper Works models. Most of the cars were produced in March and April 2011.

BMW said that the circuit board for the auxiliary water pump could overheat, leading to "a smoldering of the pump or an engine compartment or vehicle fire."

The company said that the problem has arisen only in one or two cases.

BMW will start issuing the recall this month, and dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump free of charge.

This extends the recall to include Fenton, made in March. The first recall was of cars manufactured up to March.