NHTSA Campaign 14V422000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 14V422000 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 14V422000 with NHTSA on July 14, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V422000, NHTSA lists up to 27 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2014.
The 14V422000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V422000 were scheduled from September 8, 2014, 56 days after the report.
14V422000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V422000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V422000 ranks 236 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V422000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V422000 was 13V564000, reported on November 12, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling a certain model year BMW i3 vehicle manufactured March 31, 2014, and certain 2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop vehicles manufactured February 2, 2014 to May 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an air bag inflator that was not assembled correctly. This could cause the air bag to not deploy properly in the event of an accident.
- The risk
- If the air bag deploys improperly in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the air bags, the seat occupant may be at an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported July 14, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V422000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V422000, 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 14, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted