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NHTSA Campaign 15V318000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by BMW of North America, LLC · Reported May 28, 2015 · 419,235 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2002-2005 325i, 325xi, 330i, and 330xi Sedans, and 325xi and 325i Sportswagons, 2002-2006 330Ci, 325Ci, and M3 Convertibles and 325i, 330i, and M3 Coupes, 2002-2003 M5, 540i, 525i Sedan, and 530i Sedans, and 540i and 525i Sportswagons, and 2003 X5 3.0i and 4.4i Sports Activity Vehicles. Please note that the 5-series and X5 vehicles are only included if they are equipped with the optional sports steering wheel. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the vehicle has been remedied. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall began Aug 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-348 in its entirety. Additionally, vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Note: On December 17, 2015 BMW removed the model year 2004 X5 3.0i and 4.4i Sports Activity vehicle from this recall. Those vehicles were mistakenly identified as including the air bags that are subject to this recall.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW 325CI 2002 419,235
BMW 325CI 2003 419,235
BMW 325CI 2004 419,235
BMW 325CI 2005 419,235
BMW 325CI 2006 419,235
BMW 325I 2002 419,235
BMW 325I 2003 419,235
BMW 325I 2004 419,235
BMW 325I 2005 419,235
BMW 325XI 2002 419,235
BMW 325XI 2003 419,235
BMW 325XI 2004 419,235
BMW 325XI 2005 419,235
BMW 330CI 2002 419,235
BMW 330CI 2003 419,235
BMW 330CI 2004 419,235
BMW 330CI 2005 419,235
BMW 330CI 2006 419,235
BMW 330I 2002 419,235
BMW 330I 2003 419,235
BMW 330I 2004 419,235
BMW 330I 2005 419,235
BMW 330XI 2002 419,235
BMW 330XI 2003 419,235
BMW 330XI 2004 419,235
BMW 330XI 2005 419,235
BMW 525I 2002 419,235
BMW 525I 2003 419,235
BMW 530I 2002 419,235
BMW 530I 2003 419,235
BMW 540I 2002 419,235
BMW 540I 2003 419,235
BMW M3 2002 419,235
BMW M3 2003 419,235
BMW M3 2004 419,235
BMW M3 2005 419,235
BMW M3 2006 419,235
BMW M5 2002 419,235
BMW M5 2003 419,235
BMW X5 2003 419,235

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V318000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.