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      11-01-2020, 11:05 AM   #23
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Production date 2020-06-27..

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How do you find the production date of your car?
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      11-01-2020, 12:08 PM   #25
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How do you find the production date of your car?
https://bimmer.vin/

last 7 digits of VIN
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      11-01-2020, 12:09 PM   #26
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From biterror:
Try this: https://bimmer.vin/
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      11-01-2020, 12:48 PM   #27
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      11-01-2020, 12:53 PM   #28
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      11-01-2020, 08:41 PM   #29
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Did anyone else get a call today from BMW regarding a recall on their X5 front axle? Both BMW and my dealership called me within ten minutes of each other. They said I should not drive my car anymore as it wasn't safe! Not even drive it home from work which is where I was when they called. They offered to tow it to the dealer. They also said there were no parts currently and that it would be about 30 DAYS or more until they could possibly fix it when they got more parts! BMW said my dealer would get me a loaner but couldn't get one for me until Monday. When I got the call from my dealer they initially said they would not be able to give me a loner as they were not going to be "actively" working on my car (due to no parts) so I'd have to call BMW regarding a rental car etc. I put in a call to my dealer General Manager and got that nonsense taken care of quickly (picking up a loaner tomorrow morning). What was odd is that when I called my dealership General Manager he had NO IDEA what I was talking about. He had to call me back after talking to his service department manager. I guess it just happened apparently. Very odd the General Manager and my usual service adviser had zero knowledge of the recall. Mind you, someone from the dealership called me. My car is only three months OLD! So odd! So anyone else get a call?

These are the affected Cars and build dates.
Its the front Axle support. Something with poor welding and it could fail.
F95 X5 M Build June 4 2020-June 16 2020
F96 X6 M Build June 15 2020
G05 X5 May 29 2020-June 16 2020
G06 X6 June 4 2020-June 13 2020
G07 X7 June 2-2020-June 15 2020
Got same call from corporate. Didn't have the same luck with the loaner though. Any recommendations on how to get better loaner?
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      11-02-2020, 08:51 AM   #30
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As expected, at the dealership they had no idea and didn't hear about this recall. I also search online for this and found nothing. I searched through https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/footer/quic...e-recalls.html and still no problem. So I am really confused whether I should keep driving the car or not. And I am thinking if this was a life threatening issue shouldn't BMW inform the dealers worldwide. Why do it slowly?
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      11-02-2020, 09:43 AM   #31
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As expected, at the dealership they had no idea and didn't hear about this recall. I also search online for this and found nothing. I searched through https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/footer/quic...e-recalls.html and still no problem. So I am really confused whether I should keep driving the car or not. And I am thinking if this was a life threatening issue shouldn't BMW inform the dealers worldwide. Why do it slowly?
I would directly call BMW corporate and have them email you that your vehicle is not impacted. Cut the middle intermediaries (dealer, website, databases, etc.) and go to the source.
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      11-02-2020, 10:45 AM   #32
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Do you have any contact number or email for Bmw corporate? Is this in Munich?
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      11-02-2020, 10:48 AM   #33
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Do you have any contact number or email for Bmw corporate? Is this in Munich?
Just contact BMW USA.. ..

https://www.bmwusa.com/contact-us.html
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      11-02-2020, 03:27 PM   #34
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Sent an email to BMW USA and they told me since it is a european car I should contact BMW in my country which I already did and they knew nothing. Very disappointing.
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      11-03-2020, 01:56 AM   #35
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How is it disappointing that your car is not affected by a recall?
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So Caramel, you wouldn't worry if your car might have a defect since its build date falls in the period of possible defects and already few people got a call about it? I would. And at least I need an answer from BMW that my car is safe to drive.
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Should be no more of a concern than any other announced recall that does not affect your specific VIN - seat belts and Takata air bags come to mind. No more, at least, than any other unannounced part or component that could have been randomly misaligned, misinstalled, left off, bent, bashed or broken from the factory. Literally thousands of teeny, tiny pieces that could cause your car to crash, burn, shimmy, shake, shudder, blow up or leave you stranded on any given trip. I try not to think about them in the daily course of driving.
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@EV77: No, I wouldn't. If the list of affected VINs is accessible on the UK site, and my VIN is not listed, then I will move on with my life.
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Got same call from corporate. Didn't have the same luck with the loaner though. Any recommendations on how to get better loaner?
Try getting in touch with the dealer General Manager. Thats what I did. Good luck!
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Did anyone else get a call today from BMW regarding a recall on their X5 front axle? Both BMW and my dealership called me within ten minutes of each other. They said I should not drive my car anymore as it wasn't safe! Not even drive it home from work which is where I was when they called. They offered to tow it to the dealer. They also said there were no parts currently and that it would be about 30 DAYS or more until they could possibly fix it when they got more parts! BMW said my dealer would get me a loaner but couldn't get one for me until Monday. When I got the call from my dealer they initially said they would not be able to give me a loner as they were not going to be "actively" working on my car (due to no parts) so I'd have to call BMW regarding a rental car etc. I put in a call to my dealer General Manager and got that nonsense taken care of quickly (picking up a loaner tomorrow morning). What was odd is that when I called my dealership General Manager he had NO IDEA what I was talking about. He had to call me back after talking to his service department manager. I guess it just happened apparently. Very odd the General Manager and my usual service adviser had zero knowledge of the recall. Mind you, someone from the dealership called me. My car is only three months OLD! So odd! So anyone else get a call?

These are the affected Cars and build dates.
Its the front Axle support. Something with poor welding and it could fail.
F95 X5 M Build June 4 2020-June 16 2020
F96 X6 M Build June 15 2020
G05 X5 May 29 2020-June 16 2020
G06 X6 June 4 2020-June 13 2020
G07 X7 June 2-2020-June 15 2020

Hi OP,
https://my.bmwusa.com/safety-and-emission-recalls
Does it come up on this website for your VIN?
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      11-26-2020, 10:52 PM   #42
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OP, any news on this?
Hey! Got a call a few days ago. BMW NA refunded my last car payment which was nice and the obvious thing to do. My car has been at the dealer for a almost a month! They said they will have more news in two weeks. Still doing testing and working on parts etc. Thats all I got!
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Hi OP,
https://my.bmwusa.com/safety-and-emission-recalls
Does it come up on this website for your VIN?
Funny thing about that site is that my cart has an "open recall" as my car is at the dealer for one. That site says my cart has no open recalls. So odd.
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      11-28-2020, 04:23 AM   #44
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Technically, it no longer has an open recall since you have heeded BMW's call. A recall is open as long is the car is on the road and presents a potential danger to itself or others.
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