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2014-2017 BMW i3 REx Recall for Potential Fuel Vapor Leak
BIMMERPOST NEWS 2014-2017 BMW i3 REx Recall for Potential Fuel Vapor Leak NHTSA Bulletin: Safety Issue Type: Recalls February 09 2017 NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V088000 Fuel Vent Line may Chafe and Leak Fuel Vapor A fuel vapor leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a re. NHTSA Campaign Number 17V088000 Manufacturer BMW of North America, LLC Components FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Potential Number of Units Affected 19130 Summary BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2017 i3 REx hybrid electric vehicles. The fuel tank vent line may rub against the ribbed wire protection sleeve of the battery positive (B+) cable, creating a hole in the vent line and causing a fuel vapor leak. Remedy BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel vent line, replacing it as necessary, and install a clip to prevent it from cha ng, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 3, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Notes Owners may also contact the National Highway Traf c Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. Associated Documents (2) Defect Notice 573 Report -- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/201...7V088-5114.PDF Recall Acknowledgement -- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/201...7V088-2813.pdf
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02-21-2017, 11:03 AM | #2 |
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The i3 in Alpine White looks nice.
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02-21-2017, 11:10 AM | #3 | |
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02-21-2017, 11:15 AM | #4 |
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Well... happy they found it. I wonder how long this will ultimately take to resolve across the fleet?
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There were only 24,741 i3s sold in the US, in total, over 3 years: 2014: 6,092 (first year, 8 months of sales) 2015: 11,024 2016: 7,625 Assuming 2/3rd were REX's, that's ~16.5K cars to inspect by 339 car dealers in the US. That's 49 cars per dealer, on average, probably 3x that on the coasts, and 1/3 that in heartland. Either way, even if it took a day per car, and only 1 car was worked per dealer, they will be done in ~1.5 months, on average. In reality, fewer than 100% of the customers will partake. I certainly will not. My car will be lease-returned soon, and I don't find this alert credible enough to worry about it. Certainly not enough to let a dealer touch the car unnecessarily and over-write my custom configuration settings on the i3 YMMV, a
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Unless you just quoted Rex numbers and not i3 sales total. |
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Kind of ironic that their ecar has a recall for a vapor leak.
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My friend's i3 Rex spontaneously caught on fire. She noticed smoke coming from the rear, pulled over, got out, and it caught on fire right after. The Rex maintenance was just completed a month earlier. I would definitely get the recall done.
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I went to the dealer for service and they told me there are to recalls on my REX. The SA told me it will take up to 5 days to do the 2 recalls. Didn't think it would take that long.
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Maintainance just done????
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Well we will never know, but its pretty suspicious that the REX maintenance was must done and the vehicle bursts into flames within the month. I wonder if any of the REX maintenance involves removing the gas line? Of course the recall is for vapor, and that's a little ways from the gas. Now the gasoline as a liquid will not catch fire at room temp without vapor being formed first, which happens with natural evaporation. Just Speculating Bailyhill
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