BMW of North America, LLC: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 18, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 X4 xDrive30i and X4 M40i, and 2018-2020 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3M vehicles. The instrument panel casing may not have been tightened properly to the passenger air bag.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the air bag could damage the instrument panel and cause small pieces of the panel to strike the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel casing, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 BMW X3 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 BMW X4 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 BMW X3 | 171 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 BMW X4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 BMW X3 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
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 20V152000.
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