BMW Recalls Six X5 xDrive35i SUVs Because they May Roll Out of Park

In one of the smallest recalls we have ever heard, BMW will

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by Carscoop

January 27, 2012 at 18:29

In one of the smallest recalls we have ever heard, BMW will be calling in six owners of the 2012 X5 xDrive35i SUV to address a problem with the automatic transmission.

In a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Bavarian automaker says that due to a manufacturing error, the automatic transmission’s parking lock may not occur even if the “P” position has been selected and is displayed.

And being that there are one too many drivers of automatic models who don’t make use of their parking brake, BMW is afraid that the vehicles could roll away after the driver exits the car.

The X5s involved in the recall were manufactured from December 19 to 21, 2011.

BMW told the NHTSA that its dealers will replace the automatic transmission free of charge on all six X5s.

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