Recall Register

Valeo: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Valeo. NHTSA received the reports from 1992 to 2012. The campaigns have 30,585 units in total. The newest campaign is 12E029000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Aug 2012.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 30,585 units in total.

  1. 12E029000Received . 585 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    This recall involves aftermarket parts sold by Valeo. Valeo is recalling certain engine cooling fans, part numbers 696121, 696273, and 696275, used as service replacement parts for model year 2008-2011 BMW 1-Series, 2006-2011 BMW 3-Series, 2000-2009 BMW 5-Series, 2004-2005 BMW 6-Series, and 2006-2007 BMW 7-Series vehicles. A metal-oxide semiconductor may overheat due to insufficient screwing of the semiconductor on the aluminum heat sink. This primary failure could cause adjacent components on the fan assembly motor circuit board to overheat and short.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the fan motor to become inoperative, or cause the motor circuit board in the assembly to overheat, potentially leading to a fire in the engine compartment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Valeo will notify owners and replace the fans free of charge. The safety recall began on August 22, 2012. This recall is being conducted by Valeo, not by BMW. For further information, owners may contact Valeo at 1-888-718-2536.

    Products named: BMW 3 Series 2008; Valeo Engine Cooling Fan; BMW 5 Series 2000; BMW 5 Series 2001; BMW 5 Series 2003; BMW 5 Series 2004; BMW 5 Series 2005; BMW 5 Series 2009; BMW 6 Series 2005; BMW 3 Series 2006; BMW 3 Series 2007; BMW 7 Series 2007, and 13 more.

    Report filed by Valeo. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 92E023000Received . 30,000 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Heater Core

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The end cap connecting the heat exchanger's core to the engine cooling system could rupture and allow the hot coolant to escape into the passenger compartment.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The coolant escaping into the passenger compartment couldcontact the driver's feet and injure the driver. Also, steam from the heatedliquid will cloud the window surfaces and impair the driver's vision whichcould result in a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Contact valeo thermique habitacle s.a. For full credit on purchase price of these after-market heater cores.

    Products named: Valeo Heater Core.

    Report filed by VALEO THERMIQUE HABITACLE.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Valeo equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1992, with 1 campaign.
Valeo: campaigns for each component
ComponentCampaigns
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Visibility1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Engine Cooling Fan1
  • Heater Core1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Valeo: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/valeo/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: Valeo; VALEO THERMIQUE HABITACLE.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Valeo products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Engine Cooling Fan
How many units does a Valeo equipment campaign have?
The median Valeo campaign has 30,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Valeo campaigns name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.