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Originally Posted by squadz
Bought a 2008 Z4 (US car) from a dealer here (not BMW). No one knew if it still had factory warranty, BMW dealer couldn't find the VIN (this was on Friday). They told me to call BMW Canada on the Tuesday to find out about the VIN (at this point I had already purchased the car). Called BMW Canada and was told they can't find my VIN in the system, apparently meaning they were never given the $500 Recall Clearance Letter BMW requires when coming from the US. I have warranty up till March 2012 (original factory) and now have to pay $500 to honor that warranty basically, else I'm left without it.
Am I SOL? Have to pay the $500 I guess right?
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What!! That sounds shady. How did the person/dealer import the car into Canada without a recall clearance letter. Does the car have the RIV sticker? Also BMW claiming the VIN isn't in their system ... what BS is that. Try calling a US dealer or even Tischer BMW to see if they can help with a recall letter if you really need it. Might be cheaper.
No way they could have imported the car here without that letter and gone through the RIV process.
I never sent my recall clearance letter to BMW Canada and I highly doubt the BMW dealer in the US I bought the car from did. They were pretty clueless about the process. Unless RIV did it for me no way it got sent. I have already had warranty work done to the car here in Canada and had no issues.
You sure the VIN is legit?