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Originally Posted by mirob
I got a letter on the extension of the warranty but nothing on an official recall.
Do the drive shafts have different part numbers between regular E70 and M variant? You'd think that a more powerful vehicle would be even more prone to the problem.
EDIT: Just checked on Real OEM and the part number for an X50i and X5 M are the same for the front drive shaft.
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The M shares a lot of the same parts as a normal X5.
BMW is just screwing the S63 owners and not including them in many of the recalls on other E70's or N63 engine.
One would think they would considering the M costs that much more but then again there are not as many of the road so they can probably get away with it.
This driveshaft issue has me really worried and when I look up recalls on my VIN it only shows the airbag with no remedy yet available ... go figure.
What happens if my driveshaft breaks and the nearest BMW dealer is 4+ hours away and I'm 50k miles out of warrenty?