NHTSA Campaign 15V148000

AIR BAGS

Issued by BMW of North America, LLC · Reported Mar 13, 2015 · 2,067 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 428i Convertible, 428i xDrive Convertible, 435i Convertible, and 435i xDrive Convertible vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to February 27, 2015. Due to a programming error, the driver's front air bag deployment timing may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

If the driver's front air bag deployment timing is incorrect, there is an increased risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the air bag control module with corrected software version, free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW 428I 2015 2,067
BMW 435I 2015 2,067

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V148000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.