NHTSA Campaign 02V223000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 02V223000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 02V223000 with NHTSA on August 9, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V223000, NHTSA lists up to 20,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 8, 1999 and August 31, 1999.
The 02V223000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V223000 were scheduled from October 25, 2002, 77 days after the report.
02V223000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 02V223000 covers have filed at least 105 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V223000 vehicles, the 2000 BMW 323i has the most (70).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V223000 ranks 6 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 02V223000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN 4-DOOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM COULD DEPLOY IN CERTAIN NON-CRASH IMPACTS, SUCH AS WHEN CONTACTING LARGE POTHOLES OR CURBS AT SUBSTANTIAL SPEEDS.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE THE SIDE AIR BAG AND HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM TO DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACTUAL SIDE CRASH OR IMPACT SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAG COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THE OCCUPANT'S HEAD IS RESTING NEAR THE SIDE AIR BAG.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE CENTRAL AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A NON-CRASH DEPLOYMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 25, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported August 9, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V223000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V223000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 9, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted