BMW affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to Park when the driver presses the Start/Stop button to shutdown the engine.
The short version
BMW of North America, LLC reported a problem with the ignition switch. Here is what owners need to know.
The affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to Park when the driver presses the Start/Stop button to shutdown the engine. If the driver presses the engine Start/Stop button 2 or 3 times within a short time interval, the system may shift the transmission to Neutral rather than Park.
If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in Neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway. Unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle.
BMW will notify owners beginning in November 2012, free of charge.
Affected vehicles
These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-502.
| YEAR RANGE | MODEL |
|---|---|
| 2005 | BMW 745Li |
| 2005 | BMW 745i |
| 2006–2008 | BMW 750Li |
| 2006–2008 | BMW 750i |
| 2005–2008 | BMW 760Li |
| 2005–2006 | BMW 760i |
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