Your vehicle's steering system may have a loose nut that could cause your steering wheel to vibrate or become misaligned, and eventually, your tie rod could disconnect.
Risk if Unfixed
If the tie rod disconnects, you could lose control of your vehicle's steering, which could lead to an accident.
How to Get This Fixed
Free Fix
You should take your vehicle to a dealership, where a technician will inspect and tighten the nut, check the other nut for proper torque, and perform a front wheel alignment, all at no cost to you.
Show original NHTSA language
What happened
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE NUT THAT SECURES THE AXIAL JOINT OF THE LEFT STEERING TIE ROD TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX MAY HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED SECURELY. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOOSENING OF THE NUT AND, INITIALLY TO STEERING WHEEL PLAY AND/OR MISALIGNMENT, AS WELL AS NOISE FROM THE STEERING LINKAGE. IF VEHICLE OPERATION CONTINUES, THE TIE ROD COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX.
Risk if unfixed
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD RESULT.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RE-TORQUE THE NUT SECURING THE AXIAL JOINT OF THE LEFT STEERING TIE ROD. IF THE TORQUE OF THE NUT IS FOUND TO BE LOOSE, THE RIGHT NUT WILL ALSO BE CHECKED AND CORRECTED IF NECESSARY, AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WILL BE PERFORMED.
This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #00V341000.
Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is
affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population.
The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.
This model year has 1 recorded safety recall. Model-level listings do not establish VIN-specific open recalls or whether this vehicle is safe to drive. Check your VIN and contact the manufacturer for recall instructions.
What is the STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING recall for the 2001 BMW X5? (Campaign #00V341000)
Your vehicle's steering system may have a loose nut that could cause your steering wheel to vibrate or become misaligned, and eventually, your tie rod could disconnect. If the tie rod disconnects, you could lose control of your vehicle's steering, which could lead to an accident. You should take your vehicle to a dealership, where a technician will inspect and tighten the nut, check the other nut for proper torque, and perform a front wheel alignment, all at no cost to you.