NHTSA ID Number: 10201140
Manufacturer Communication Number: B110221
TSB/Document Date: 2021-09-07
Summary
With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: Gelis, et al. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and BMW of North America, LLC.
If
Judge Waldor grants final approval
of
the
Settlement
and
the
Settlement
becomes
effective
(the “Effective Date”), you
may
be
entitled to
reimbursement
for
some or
all
of
your past
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred
for
repairing
or
replacing
one
failed timing chain module,oil
pump drive chain
module,and
engine (if
damaged
due
to
a
failure of
the
timing chain
or
oil
pump drive chain modules),
as
follows:
Reimbursement
Program:
You
may
be
eligible for
full
or
partial
reimbursement of
costs for
repairing
or
replacing
one
failed timing
chain module,one
failed oil
pump drive chain module,or
replacing
one
failed engine if
damaged
due
to
a
failure of
the
timing chain or
oil
pump drive chain modules,
per
VIN, per
owner/lessee if
the
replacement
occurred
before the
Effective
Date and
prior to
the
earlier of
the
first
8
years or
100,000miles of
the
Class Vehicle’s
in-service
date
(whichever
comes first). All
reimbursements will
be
made
according
to
the
Reimbursement Chart below.
Repairs performed
at
authorized
BMW Centers will
be
reimbursed
100%, without any
cap.
Repairs performed
at
independent
service centers will
be
capped at
$3,000.00
for
timing chain/oil
pump drive chain repairs, and
at
$7,500.00
for
engine replacement, inclusive
of
parts and
labor.
In
addition
to
this
cap
for
independent
service center repairs, reimbursements will
be
scaled to
vehicle age
and
mileage as
follows:
Reimbursement Cap
for
Mileage
and
Defendant
Class Member
Reimbursement
Repair at
Years in
Contribu
Contribution Cap for
Independent
Service
Service
tion
Repair
Center
at
BMW
Center
Engine
Timing Chain
Module/
Oil
Pump
Drive
Chain
Module
100%
0%
None
$3,000
$7,500
Less than
70,000
miles
and
7
years
in
service
70,001 to
80,000
miles, or
less
than
70,000
miles but
more
75%
25%
None
$3,000
$7,500
than
7
years and
than
less
8
QUESTIONS? CALL TOLL-FREE (866) 411-6985 OR VISIT www.TimingChainModuleSettlement.com
5
-
years in
service
80,001 to
90,000
miles and
less
than
8
years
in
service
90,001 to
100,000
miles and
less
than
8
years in
service
Over 100,000
miles or
8
years
in
service
55%
45%
None
$3,000
$7,500
40%
60%
None
$3,000
$7,500
Not
Eligible For
Relief
(whichever
comes
first)
• If you are unsure of your Vehicle’s in-service date, please check with your local BMW Center, which can look up the
date based on your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Prospective Repair Program:
After the
Effective
Date, you
may
be
eligible for
full
or
partial coverage
of
the
costs of
future repairs to
your vehicle’s
timing chain module,oil
pump drive chain module,or
engine (if
damaged
due
to
a
failure of
the
timing chain or
oil
pump
drive chain modules)
if
the
repair is
performed
at
an
authorized
BMW
Center and
the
Class Vehicle has
less
than
8
years or
100,000
miles in
service (whichever
comes first).
Repair coverage
will
be
scaled to
vehicle age
and
mileage as
follows:
Mileage
and
Years in
Defendant
Contribution
Class Member
Service
Contribution
Less than
70,000 miles and
7
Covered
by
existing 7
year/70,000
mile
years in
service
Component
Warranty
Extension
70,001 to
80,000 miles, or
less
than
70,000 miles but
more
than
7
years and
less
75%
25%
than
8
years in
service
80,001 to
90,000 miles and
less
55%
45%
than
8
years in
service
90,001 to
8
100,000and
years in
less
than
service
40%
60%
QUESTIONS? CALL TOLL-FREE (866) 411-6985 OR VISIT www.TimingChainModuleSettlement.com
6
-
Over
100,000miles or
8
years
Not
Eligible For
Relief
in
service (whichever
comes
first)
Additionally, for
one
year
after the
Effective
Date, any
Class Vehicle regardless
of
age
(i.e., years in
service) you
may
be
eligible for
full
or
partial
coverage
of
the
costs of
these same future repairs as
long as
the
vehicle has
100,000miles or
less
and
is
taken to
an
authorized
BMW
Center for
the
repairs.
This repair coverage
will
also
be
scaled to
vehicle mileage as
follows:
Mileage
Defendant
Contribution
Class Member
Contribution
Less
70,000 miles
100%
0%
70,001 to
80,000 miles
75%
25%
80,001 to
90,000 miles
55%
45%
90,001 to
100,000miles
40%
60%
Over
than
100,000miles
Not
*
*
Eligible For
Relief
*
Limitations:
BMW
of
North America
does not
warrant or
guarantee
any
repairs performed
at
third-party
(non-BMW![]()
Center) repair shops and
should any
such repairs fail
after a
Settlement
Class
Member
has
made a
reimbursement claim under the
Settlement,
the
Settlement
Class Member
will
not
be
entitled to
submit an
additional
claim or
seek
replacement
under the
extended
warranty.
BMW of
North America
does not
warrant replacement
parts that
were not
certified
by
the
original equipment
manufacturer.
Only one
Prospective
Repair
Program
repair per
VIN is
permitted,
although
recovery
under the
Prospective
Repair Program
does not
affect your eligibility
to
recover under
the
Reimbursement Program.
There are
additional
limitations
and
exclusions
from coverage
contained
set
forth in
BMW
of
North
America’s
New Passenger
Vehicle Limited Warranty
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