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Vehicle recall 05V504000 · November 1, 2005

BMW 5 Series, 6 Series and 1 more model

Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate.
Consequence
This could cause the parking lock system not to engage, after the transmission is placed in the park ("p") position. If the vehicle was parked on an incline, and the parking brake was not engaged, this could result in a vehicle rollaway condition.
Remedy
Dealers will repair and replace the automatic transmission guide plate free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2005. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-332-4269.
Notes
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
05V504000
Reported to NHTSA
November 1, 2005
Filed by
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Owner notification
November 30, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected
240
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Power train › Automatic transmission
Recall 05V504000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

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