NHTSA Campaign 14V428000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 14V428000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 14V428000 with NHTSA on June 11, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V428000, NHTSA lists up to 574,007 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 14V428000 were scheduled from December 1, 2014.
14V428000 covers 7 models from BMW, model years 2000–2006.
Owners of the model years 14V428000 covers have filed at least 204 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V428000 vehicles, the 2000 BMW 323i has the most (70).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V428000 ranks 6 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V428000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V428000 was 18V030000, reported on January 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2000 323i sedans, coupes, convertibles, and Sports Wagons; 2000 328i sedans and coupes; 2001-2005 325i sedans, coupes, convertibles, and Sport Wagons; 2001-2005 325xi sedans and Sports Wagons; 2006 325i coupes and convertibles; 2001-2006 330i sedans, coupes, and convertibles; 2001-2005 330xi sedans; and 2001-2006 M3 coupes and convertibles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag which may produce excessive internal pressure that could cause the air bag inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure could cause rupturing of the inflator resulting in metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants.
- The fix
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been repaired. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners in September 2014. A second notice was mailed when an adequate supply of parts became available, on December 1, 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].
- Notes
- This is an expansion of NHTSA Recall 13V-172.
Reported June 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 14V428000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V428000, 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: June 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted