NHTSA Recalls (Aug 3, 2021) - Remedy Available

[tadda]

Had the recall done 3 weeks ago and just got the notice in the mail today...ha! Glad it went well with no issues other than having to recode all my Bimmercode changes along with presets and personalized vehicle settings...

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[Kgsweb]

Same here. Had the recall done yesterday at Nalley Toyota in Roswell, GA. No issues popped up in the 4 mile drive home.

Funny - the recall notice was in my mailbox this afternoon.....

 

[Ground Beef]

I'd put money on his kids taking it out for a joy ride! ?

I'm literally going to wait until I install my dash cams before I drop it off for the recall work. I know it sounds ridiculous....lol

 

[Loco38SUP]

For you guys holding off, here is extra info. I received my letter today.

-RJM

 

[Diablo]

Ugh. Just received the letter today.

 

[ethanc]

I have the recall service scheduled for Tuesday, am a little stressed about potential issues. What’s been the overall consensus/estimated fail rate? Should I go for it and mention the incidents so they take more precaution? Or cancel? I have a Jan 2021 build date

 

[zrk]

I have the recall service scheduled for Tuesday, am a little stressed about potential issues. What’s been the overall consensus/estimated fail rate? Should I go for it and mention the incidents so they take more precaution? Or cancel? I have a Jan 2021 build date

I'd venture to guess that most of the cases of failure have been documented in the forums here. Much like oil consumption, overblown.

 

[tadda]

I have the recall service scheduled for Tuesday, am a little stressed about potential issues. What’s been the overall consensus/estimated fail rate? Should I go for it and mention the incidents so they take more precaution? Or cancel? I have a Jan 2021 build date

As already mentioned a majority of us have had no issues...Isolated problems tend to get grossly overblown on forums and group chats...Most without issue don't post...

 

[Ivan27]

I have the recall service scheduled for Tuesday, am a little stressed about potential issues. What’s been the overall consensus/estimated fail rate? Should I go for it and mention the incidents so they take more precaution? Or cancel? I have a Jan 2021 build date

Got the same build date, no problems.

 

[ethanc]

Cool, thanks guys. That’s what I was suspecting/hoping for. As with most things, the outlier negative cases are the most vocal, and we don’t hear about all the ones that went fine. Will go ahead with the service then

 

[Mehster]

I have a early build date 2020 LE and did my recall last Monday. No issues at all. Full-screen carplay is fantastic. The rest of the car seems exactly the same. I had to re-do my Bimmercode settings and the other options that got reset in the infotainment, but no big deal there.

The one thing that I'm just flabberghasted by is that they didn't also fix the stupid screen brightness calibration issue that has existed since I got the car. Unless direct sunlight is blasting the sensor under the gauge cluster, the infotainment screen is super dim still. It appears to just be a simple software issue. You can Bimmercode around it, but you lose the auto-dim functionality. Ah well. This is probably the last free software update we'll get, so I'll just have to deal with it.

 

[Axix23]

Here you go

 

[Deighvid]

I have a early build date 2020 LE and did my recall last Monday. No issues at all. Full-screen carplay is fantastic. The rest of the car seems exactly the same. I had to re-do my Bimmercode settings and the other options that got reset in the infotainment, but no big deal there.

The one thing that I'm just flabberghasted by is that they didn't also fix the stupid screen brightness calibration issue that has existed since I got the car. Unless direct sunlight is blasting the sensor under the gauge cluster, the infotainment screen is super dim still. It appears to just be a simple software issue. You can Bimmercode around it, but you lose the auto-dim functionality. Ah well. This is probably the last free software update we'll get, so I'll just have to deal with it.

Just fix it with Bimmercode:
Z4
Headunit
• Expert
• DISPLAY_PIP_CONFIG
• DIM_VARIANT
○ Old
○ Ok
• Code
In car:
System settings
Displays
Control display
Adjust brightness

 

[Drnick]

How long does it take to do this service? Do they have to drive the car for this download? Or is the download through the data port under the dash
Done without moving the car, I seriously
Don’t trust the “ techs” ( ha ha) doing this?

 

[Escapist]

How long does it take to do this service? Do they have to drive the car for this download? Or is the download through the data port under the dash
Done without moving the car, I seriously
Don’t trust the “ techs” ( ha ha) doing this?

They had my car for about 2.5 hours. No they do not have to drive it, it sits in the bay (hopefully with a battery tender connected) and the update gets installed. I didn't see where they connected to my car but I would imagine it's the OBD2 port.

My dealership actually introduced me to the only technician that's qualified to work on the MKV so that put my mind at ease. I waited at the dealership, I had my Nintendo Switch so I was good haha.

Only "issue" I had was to be expected; my tune was erased and my ECU was locked. I sent my ECU out yesterday to get bench unlocked so I should have it back before the weekend and I can reinstall my tune!

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