Laguna Hills, Calif. – March 20, 2022 – BMW of North America has remedied issues with 46,423 models including the 2007-2012 BMW X5, 2000-2006 BMW M3, and others with driver and/or passenger airbag Failures. Besides this, 0 have been declared as unreachable and 606 has been removed from the recall. Four groups of these BMW models were remedied in 2020 and two groups were fixed in 2021 for this un-announced explosion risk on the driver and/or passenger airbags.
Laguna Hills, Calif. – January 17, 2020 – BMW of North America (OTCMKTS:BMWYY) is recalling approximately 357,000 vehicles with faulty driver and/or passenger airbags that could explode un-announced, sending dangerous objects and metal at car passengers.
The following models will need their passenger-side airbags replaced:
- 2000-2005 BMW 320I
- 2000-2006 BMW 323CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 323I
- 2000-2005 BMW 323IT
- 2000-2006 BMW 325CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 325I
- 2000-2005 BMW 325IT
- 2000-2005 BMW 325XI
- 2000-2005 BMW 325XIT
- 2000-2006 BMW 328CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 328I
- 2000-2006 BMW 330CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 330I
- 2000-2005 BMW 330XI
- 2000-2006 BMW M3
The following models will need their driver’s-side airbags replaced:
- 2008-2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2008-2013 BMW 128I
- 2008-2013 BMW 135I
- 2006-2011 BMW 325I
- 2006-2012 BMW 325XI
- 2006-2013 BMW 328I
- 2006-2012 BMW 328XI
- 2006-2011 BMW 330I
- 2006-2011 BMW 330XI
- 2009-2011 BMW 335D
- 2006-2013 BMW 335I
- 2007-2013 BMW 335IS
- 2006-2011 BMW 335XI
- 2007-2013 BMW M3
- 2013-2015 BMW X1
- 2007-2010 BMW X3
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2013-2014 BMW X6
The following models will need to have both driver- and passenger-side airbags replaced:
- 2006 BMW M3
- 2007-2012 BMW X5
- 2008-2012 BMW X6
- 2010-2011 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid SAC
The defect
Affected vehicles may be installed with faulty airbag inflators which, under the pressure of high heat and humidity, could explode sending dangerous metal fragments and objects toward the driver and other vehicle occupants.
In accordance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, BMW has released certain years and models that have specific airbag inflator recalls; these include the driver’s-side airbag, driver’s-side airbag inflator, and the passenger side airbag. Below is a released list of the affected vehicles:
The solution
BMW asks all affected vehicles owners to bring the recall into any authorized BMW dealership for instalment of a new airbag inflator. This recall service will be free of charge. All affected vehicle owners should register their vehicles online to ensure fast and reliable recall service.
Affected airbag inflators, supplied by Takata, were installed using ammonium nitrate, which, under the extreme cases of heat and humidity, caused the inflators unannounced explosion. Permanent replacements of the airbag inflators will not use ammonium nitrate.
Is your vehicle part of the recall?
Over 357,000 vehicles were originally part of this recall. As of April 9, 2021 – the last date information was available – 147,233 airbags had been replaced. To see if your car still needs to be repaired, use MotorSafety’s free lookup tool.
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Laguna Hills, Calif. – January 17, 2020 – BMW of North America (OTCMKTS:BMWYY) is recalling approximately 357,000 vehicles with faulty driver and/or passenger airbags that could explode un-announced, sending dangerous objects and metal at car passengers.
The following models will need their passenger-side airbags replaced:
- 2000-2005 BMW 320I
- 2000-2006 BMW 323CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 323I
- 2000-2005 BMW 323IT
- 2000-2006 BMW 325CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 325I
- 2000-2005 BMW 325IT
- 2000-2005 BMW 325XI
- 2000-2005 BMW 325XIT
- 2000-2006 BMW 328CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 328I
- 2000-2006 BMW 330CI
- 2000-2005 BMW 330I
- 2000-2005 BMW 330XI
- 2000-2006 BMW M3
The following models will need their driver’s-side airbags replaced:
- 2008-2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2008-2013 BMW 128I
- 2008-2013 BMW 135I
- 2006-2011 BMW 325I
- 2006-2012 BMW 325XI
- 2006-2013 BMW 328I
- 2006-2012 BMW 328XI
- 2006-2011 BMW 330I
- 2006-2011 BMW 330XI
- 2009-2011 BMW 335D
- 2006-2013 BMW 335I
- 2007-2013 BMW 335IS
- 2006-2011 BMW 335XI
- 2007-2013 BMW M3
- 2013-2015 BMW X1
- 2007-2010 BMW X3
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2013-2014 BMW X6
The following models will need to have both driver- and passenger-side airbags replaced:
- 2006 BMW M3
- 2007-2012 BMW X5
- 2008-2012 BMW X6
- 2010-2011 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid SAC
The defect
Affected vehicles may be installed with faulty airbag inflators which, under the pressure of high heat and humidity, could explode sending dangerous metal fragments and objects toward the driver and other vehicle occupants.
In accordance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, BMW has released certain years and models that have specific airbag inflator recalls; these include the driver’s-side airbag, driver’s-side airbag inflator, and the passenger side airbag. Below is a released list of the affected vehicles:
The solution
BMW asks all affected vehicles owners to bring the recall into any authorized BMW dealership for instalment of a new airbag inflator. This recall service will be free of charge. All affected vehicle owners should register their vehicles online to ensure fast and reliable recall service.
Affected airbag inflators, supplied by Takata, were installed using ammonium nitrate, which, under the extreme cases of heat and humidity, caused the inflators unannounced explosion. Permanent replacements of the airbag inflators will not use ammonium nitrate.
Is your vehicle part of the recall?
Over 357,000 vehicles were originally part of this recall. As of April 9, 2021 – the last date information was available – 147,233 airbags had been replaced. To see if your car still needs to be repaired, use MotorSafety’s free lookup tool.
—————————————————————————————————————
About MotorSafety.org
MotorSafety.org is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to vehicle safety and assisting consumers with the identification and resolution of vehicle manufacturing recalls and defects. Through education, awareness, government relations, repair facility referrals and strategic partnerships, MotorSafety.org hopes to remove every unsafe vehicle from the road, facilitate its proper repair, and ensure its prompt return to the owner once the vehicle has met the required safety and performance standards. For more information about MotorSafety.org, please email support@motorsafety.org.
