Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V695000

Air bags: side/window

BMW of North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V695000

Air bags: side/window

Component
Air bags: side/window
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
1
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-23
Owners notified
2015-10-22

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one model year 2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost manufactured on January 23, 2014. The affected vehicle has thorax air bags fitted to both front seats that may fail to meet the side impact performance requirements for the front seat occupants. As such, this vehicle may fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Safety risk

In the event of a vehicle crash necessitating air bag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front seat passengers.

Manufacturer remedy

A Rolls-Royce dealer will replace the driver-side and passenger-side thorax air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began October 22, 2015. Owners may contact Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
ROLLS-ROYCE Ghost2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.