Bayerische Motoren Werke: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Bayerische Motoren Werke reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 11, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 116,300. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FEED FUEL HOSES CAN HARDEN AND "SET" OVER TIME, ALLOWING A SEEPAGE OF FUEL AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HOSE AND THE ENGINE FITTING. THE CLAMP USED TO HOLD THE HOSE TO THE FITTING IS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HARDENING OF THE FEED FUEL HOSE.
The risk
FUEL SEEPAGE BETWEEN THE FEED FUEL HOSE AND THE ENGINE FITTING CAN RESULT IN FREE FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
A REDESIGNED FEED FUEL HOSE AND HOSE CLAMP WILL BE INSTALLED TO ALLEVIATE THE FUEL SEEPAGE.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 BMW 318 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 BMW 325 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 BMW 525 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 BMW 535 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 BMW 735 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 318 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 BMW 325 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 BMW 525 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1992 BMW 535 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 735 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 318 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1991 BMW 325 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1991 BMW 525 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1991 BMW 535 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 735 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 BMW 318 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 BMW 325 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 BMW 525 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 BMW 535 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 BMW 735 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 94V066000.
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