Valeo: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Valeo reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 10, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 585. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
This recall involves aftermarket parts sold by Valeo. Valeo is recalling certain engine cooling fans, part numbers 696121, 696273, and 696275, used as service replacement parts for model year 2008-2011 BMW 1-Series, 2006-2011 BMW 3-Series, 2000-2009 BMW 5-Series, 2004-2005 BMW 6-Series, and 2006-2007 BMW 7-Series vehicles. A metal-oxide semiconductor may overheat due to insufficient screwing of the semiconductor on the aluminum heat sink. This primary failure could cause adjacent components on the fan assembly motor circuit board to overheat and short.
The risk
This condition could cause the fan motor to become inoperative, or cause the motor circuit board in the assembly to overheat, potentially leading to a fire in the engine compartment.
The remedy
Valeo will notify owners and replace the fans free of charge. The safety recall began on August 22, 2012. This recall is being conducted by Valeo, not by BMW. For further information, owners may contact Valeo at 1-888-718-2536.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 BMW 1 Series | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 BMW 3 Series | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 BMW 1 Series | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 BMW 3 Series | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 BMW 1 Series | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 BMW 3 Series | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 BMW 5 Series | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 BMW 1 Series | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 BMW 3 Series | 68 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 BMW 5 Series | 105 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 BMW 3 Series | 115 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 BMW 5 Series | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 BMW 7 Series | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 BMW 3 Series | 202 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 BMW 5 Series | 85 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 BMW 7 Series | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 BMW 5 Series | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 BMW 6 Series | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 BMW 5 Series | 64 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 2004 BMW 6 Series | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 BMW 5 Series | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 BMW 5 Series | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 BMW 5 Series | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 BMW 5 Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12E029000.
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