How long do BMW Recall campaigns stay "open"?

[Cobra Jet]

For instance, my vehicle is a 91 318ic... Hypothetically, suppose there is a recall for this vehicle that should have been taken care of a few years back, but the PO never took the vehicle in for the recall... Seeing now that the car is 18 years old, does BMW still perform a true Recall on a vehicle that never had the recall completed?


And just to square things up -

A BMW Service Bulletin is one those of which were internal to BMW and were not "mandatory" fixes - is this correct - or were these only mandatory fixes to said vehicle IF that vehicle was still under the factory warranty period and once it rolled in the shop for Repair A, the open Service Bulletin issues were also repaired free of charge? Were these Service Bulletins also a letter campaign to the owner's of warrantied vehicles?

A BMW Recall is one that is issued by the NHTSA and is a mandatory letter campaign - of which the Dealer was and has to fix such a recall or issue free of charge regardless of who owned the vehicle or if the warranty period had expired - correct? How long does such a recall remain "open" for a no charge repair?

Thanks!

[dvmotorsports]

It depends on the severity of the recall. You need to call the dealer with the campaign code and see if it is still open.

[Court M3]

when I got back from Japan in 2003 with the ///M3 they performed a service recall on mine. have them check VIN to make sure all recalls were performed

[bmwguy87]

Buddy of mine has a 91 MR2, had a recall for A/c lines and steering wheel. He took it back last week and they replaced it all.

[Kingb]

So were there any recalls or service bulletins on e30's?

[TDE30]

My brother had a similar situation arise, he took his car to the dealer (it must have been 2006 or 2007) for whatever reason and the dealer found a recall or two that they took the liberty of addressing on the spot. My bet is that if you ever have any work done at the dealer they'd address any and all recalls free of charge right then and there.

[Court M3]

So were there any recalls or service bulletins on e30's?

yes my car is an 88 M3. best bet is to contact Mike Miller of Roundel. Former e30 owner, think he has a list or where to get it and he could email it to you