I've emailed the dealership I got mine from to ask them if UK models are affected. If they are, mine will be on the list as it was registered on March 28th this year.
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N20 recall in the US.
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I've emailed the dealership I got mine from to ask them if UK models are affected. If they are, mine will be on the list as it was registered on March 28th this year.
had a reply from BMW UK
Thank you for your email dated September 29, 2013. I am sorry to learn of your anxiety regarding a recall in America.
I can advise that UK Specification vehicles do not always use the same specification components in build. Therefore, a recall issued elsewhere in the world will not affect UK customers. I have checked our records and there is no technical campaign raised in the UK for this issue. I can assure you that should this be the case you would be contacted directly.
Once again, I am sorry that you have had reason to write to us under these circumstances.
Thank you for your email dated September 29, 2013. I am sorry to learn of your anxiety regarding a recall in America.
I can advise that UK Specification vehicles do not always use the same specification components in build. Therefore, a recall issued elsewhere in the world will not affect UK customers. I have checked our records and there is no technical campaign raised in the UK for this issue. I can assure you that should this be the case you would be contacted directly.
Once again, I am sorry that you have had reason to write to us under these circumstances.
I just did a quick comparison of part numbers between EU and US spec versions and both the vacuum pump and intake camshaft are shared. It could be that due to different laws in the UK and Europe, BMW has decided not to do the recall there as well which would be very interesting.
ric19 said:I emailed BMW and stated that the product codes appeared the same but no reply
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Maybe thats because no-ne has crashed their Zed in the UK as yet :?
Tim.
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Unfortunately this is just a symptom of vastly superior consumer laws in the US. Exactly the same happened with my Audi 1.8T - sump pickup pipe was liable to blocking due to coked oil returning from the turbo. Audi of America issued a recall on all the engines to fit a bigger pipe. Audi UK said a recall was not required, despite identical parts.
6 months later my sump blocked while I was on the motorway, complete loss of oil pressure, warning lights everywhere, had to pull over on the hard shoulder and call the AA. Audi repaired it and sent me a bill for £800. I complained and sent them copies of the recall notice from the US and they were not remotely interested. I then threatened to take the story to the press and they offered to pay 50% and that was it.
Basically in the US they have the concept of a 'class action' lawsuit, which means a single lawyer can go to court and sue BMW on behalf of every N20 owner in the country for supplying a defective/unsafe product - which obviously would cost BMW enormously. So in the US it's cheaper for them to issue a recall. In the UK no such legal option exists, it would require each N20 owner to take BMW to court individually, which most people don't have the time or resources to do. So BMW play the odds and assume less people will sue them in the UK than it would cost to issue a recall. Result: issue exists, but no recall for us.
6 months later my sump blocked while I was on the motorway, complete loss of oil pressure, warning lights everywhere, had to pull over on the hard shoulder and call the AA. Audi repaired it and sent me a bill for £800. I complained and sent them copies of the recall notice from the US and they were not remotely interested. I then threatened to take the story to the press and they offered to pay 50% and that was it.
Basically in the US they have the concept of a 'class action' lawsuit, which means a single lawyer can go to court and sue BMW on behalf of every N20 owner in the country for supplying a defective/unsafe product - which obviously would cost BMW enormously. So in the US it's cheaper for them to issue a recall. In the UK no such legal option exists, it would require each N20 owner to take BMW to court individually, which most people don't have the time or resources to do. So BMW play the odds and assume less people will sue them in the UK than it would cost to issue a recall. Result: issue exists, but no recall for us.