NHTSA Campaign 03V421000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 03V421000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 03V421000 with NHTSA on October 24, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V421000, NHTSA lists up to 23,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2001 and August 31, 2001.
The 03V421000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V421000 were scheduled from November 10, 2003, 17 days after the report.
03V421000 covers 7 models from BMW, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 03V421000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V421000 vehicles, the 2001 BMW 540i has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V421000 ranks 5 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 03V421000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 03V421000 was 02V223000, reported on August 9, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A MICROPROCESSOR IN THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE, WHICH ACTIVATES THE FRONT AIR BAGS, THE SIDE AIR BAGS, THE FRONT SEAT SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND THE BATTERY SAFETY TERMINAL, MAY HAVE A MALFUNCTION THAT COULD LEAD TO AN UNINTENDED ACTIVATION OF ONE OR MORE OF THESE COMPONENTS.
- The risk
- UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG(S) COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF AN OCCUPANT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE DEPLOYING AIR BAG(S). IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY SAFETY TERMINAL MAY ALSO BE ACTIVATED. IF THAT HAPPENS, THE STARTER CABLE WOULD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE BATTERY, AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER10, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported October 24, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V421000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V421000, 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: October 24, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted