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There is nothing to hate about the gobs of torque available in the diesel-powered
BMW X5 xDrive35d, but the fact that the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall for broken idler pulley bolts might be a bad example of the engine's strength. In addition to the recall,
InsideLine is also reporting that
BMW has issued stop-sale for all vehicles still in dealer inventory.
On the 29,800 diesel X5 models affected by the recall, the idler pulley bolt could back out and/or break, which would cause a loss of power steering. To repair the problem, BMW will begin notifying owners next month, and dealers will replace the bolts. For owners of the 2009 X5 xDrive35d, this comes a little more than a year after
2,120 models were recalled for a faulty fuel pre-heater.
The official NHTSA recall notice is posted
below.
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