NHTSA Campaign 04V247000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 04V247000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V247000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V247000, NHTSA lists up to 51 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 9, 2002 and September 30, 2003.
The 04V247000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V247000 were scheduled from June 11, 2004, 18 days after the report.
04V247000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V247000 covers have filed at least 31 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V247000 ranks 45 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V247000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 04V247000 was 03V421000, reported on October 24, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, INCOMPATIBLE ELECTRONIC AIR BAG SYSTEM PROCESSORS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT MAY NOT OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT PASSENGER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM PROCESSORS. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 11, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported May 24, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V247000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V247000, 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: May 24, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted