NHTSA Campaign 09V257000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 09V257000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V257000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V257000, NHTSA lists up to 2,350 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 23, 2008 and July 21, 2008.
The 09V257000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V257000 were scheduled from September 16, 2009, 70 days after the report.
09V257000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 09V257000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V257000 ranks 21 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V257000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 1 other recall on the air bags on this site; the one before 09V257000 was 08V384000, reported on August 5, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 2,350 MY 2008 1-SERIES AND 3- SERIES PASSENGER CARS. INCORRECT CRIMP CONNECTORS MAY HAVE BEEN USED ON THE SIDE AIR BAG AND BELT TENSIONER WIRING. AS A RESULT SUFFICIENT CONTACT BETWEEN THE CRIMP CONNECTORS AND THE CORRESPONDING PLUG MAY NOT OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THAT CONNECTION.
- The risk
- IF THAT HAPPENED, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SIDE AIR BAG AND/OR THE SAFETY BELT TENSIONER NOT TO DEPLOY AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT AN OCCUPANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported July 8, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V257000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V257000, 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: July 8, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted