BMW of North America, LLC: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 15, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,007. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2009-2012 X5 xDrive35d, 2008-2012 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6 M, 2007-2012 X5 30si, X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 48i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5 M and 2010-2011 X6 ActiveHybrid vehicles equipped with non-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSPI-2) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until this remedy is performed. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger front air bag, free of charge. The recall began March 11, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 BMW X5 | 271 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2012 BMW X6 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 BMW X5 | 263 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| 2011 BMW X6 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 BMW X6 Activehybrid Sac | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 BMW X5 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 BMW X6 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 BMW X6 Activehybrid Sac | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 BMW X5 | 138 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 2009 BMW X6 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 BMW X5 | 215 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 2008 BMW X6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 BMW X5 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
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 20V016000.
Full record for the 2012 BMW X5 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →