Bayerische Motoren Werke: Air Bags › Frontal
Bayerische Motoren Werke reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 1, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 75,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE AIR BAG CONTACT RING LOCKING TAB LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN BREAK WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
IF THIS HAPPENS, THE CONTACT RING WIRING COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK. THE AIR BAG READINESS INDICATOR LAMP (SRS OR AIRBAG) IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL ILLUMINATE, AND THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL IMPACT VEHICLE COLLISION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCKING TAB WITH ONE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 BMW 318i | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 318Is | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 325i | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 BMW 325Is | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 525i | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 BMW 525It | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 535i | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 BMW 735i | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 735Il | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW 750Il | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 BMW 850i | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW M5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 525i | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 535i | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 735i | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 735Il | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 750Il | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW 850i | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW M5 | 0 | 3 | 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 96V110000.
Full record for the 1992 BMW 318i → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →