My daytime running lights bulb failed. upon opening up the sealed headlight bucket, i discovered that the positive and negative wires' insulation was brittle, cracked, and missing in places, potentially allowing for a short to and possibly a fire to occur.
Was dismissed by bmw stating that my vehicle does not fall under the safety recall 17v-683 ' positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) valve heater ' ('blow-by-heater'). despite having the discribed issue which has blown 3 fuses over a period of one week. this dismissal despite the engine type and year being mentioned in the recall. note: recall deems the vehicle unsafe and potentially harmful to me and my family.
Car caught fire parked in the driveway. battery charger was connected. unknown cause of what started the fire. car had approximately 152,000 miles. association to recall 17v676000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 335. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system). the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the local dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.