# NHTSA recall 17V067000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V067000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2017\-02\-02
- Owners notified: 2017\-04\-21
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
- Units potentially affected: 8752

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2011\-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li vehicles.  The rear driveshaft constant velocity \(CV\) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break.


## What can happen

If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge.  The recall began April 21, 2017.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8752
- Reported remedied: 7546 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 237

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2011 BMW 1 SERIES M. Built 2011\-01\-17 to 2011\-01\-17.
- 2012 BMW 1 SERIES M. Built 2011\-01\-17 to 2011\-01\-17.
- [2011 BMW 135I](/makes/bmw/135i/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-17 to 2011\-04\-29.
- [2012 BMW 135I](/makes/bmw/135i/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-17 to 2011\-04\-29.
- [2011 BMW 335D](/makes/bmw/335d/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-31 to 2011\-04\-29.
- [2011 BMW 335I](/makes/bmw/335i/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-17 to 2011\-05\-31.
- [2011 BMW 535I](/makes/bmw/535i/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-07 to 2011\-04\-29.
- [2011 BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO](/makes/bmw/535i/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-07 to 2011\-04\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2011 BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO](/makes/bmw/550i/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-07 to 2011\-04\-29. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 BMW 740I](/makes/bmw/740i/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-07 to 2011\-04\-29.
- [2012 BMW 740LI](/makes/bmw/740li/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-07 to 2011\-04\-29.
- [2011 BMW Z4](/makes/bmw/z4/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-17 to 2011\-04\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B110208](/bulletins/10175267.md), 2020-05-18, Service bulletin
- [B340517](/bulletins/10174009.md), 2020-04-20, Service bulletin
- [121210](/bulletins/10162418.md), 2019-07-10, Service bulletin
- [121712](/bulletins/10162396.md), 2019-07-10, Service bulletin
- [B622017](/bulletins/10160272.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin
- [B270315](/bulletins/10151404.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [B110916](/bulletins/10151302.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [B510316](/bulletins/10151100.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [B260516](/bulletins/10150967.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [310112](/bulletins/10150323.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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