BMW of North America, LLC: Air Bags
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 20, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,506. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.
The risk
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 BMW 430i | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 BMW 440i | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW 535i | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW 640i | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW 650i | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW I3 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 BMW I8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW M4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW M6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 BMW X1 Sav | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mini Clubman | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 Mini Cooper | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 Mini Cooper S | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 BMW 528i | 59 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 BMW 535d | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 BMW 535i | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 BMW 550i | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 BMW M5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V914000.
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