NHTSA Complaint #11659352 — 2013 BMW X3

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11659352
Vehicle	2013 BMW X3
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 31, 2024
Date Filed	May 6, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

Engine stalling and would not restart immediately while in traffic. I was able to get to side of road and restart engine after a few minutes. NHTSA campaign number: 23V707 should have covered the repair/replacement of vanos bolts. BMW is not authorizing the repair under the recall by excluding my VIN number form their voluntary recall.

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