Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V914000

Air bags

BMW of North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-12-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V914000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
3,506
Reported to NHTSA
2016-12-20
Owners notified
2017-02-10

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.

Safety risk

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

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

19 model years across 18 models.

ModelYears on record
BMW 430I2017
BMW 440I2017
BMW 528I2016
BMW 535D2016
BMW 535I2017 2016
BMW 550I2016
BMW 640I2017
BMW 650I2017
BMW I32017
BMW I82017
BMW M42017
BMW M52016
BMW M62017
BMW X1 SAV2017
MINI Clubman2017
MINI Cooper2017
MINI Cooper S2017
ROLLS-ROYCE Dawn2017

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.