NHTSA Campaign 04V379000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 04V379000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V379000 with NHTSA on August 9, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V379000, NHTSA lists up to 3,940 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2004 and June 2, 2004.
The 04V379000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V379000 were scheduled from October 13, 2004, 65 days after the report.
04V379000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V379000 ranks 16 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V379000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 1 other recall on the seats on this site; the one before 04V379000 was 00V289000, reported on October 2, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (ODS) MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELIABLY DETERMINE IF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS OCCUPIED.
- The risk
- IN CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG, HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM, SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER, AND KNEE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SOFTWARE FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 13, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported August 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V379000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V379000, 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, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted