NHTSA Campaign 15V148000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 15V148000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V148000 with NHTSA on March 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V148000, NHTSA lists up to 2,067 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 22, 2014 and February 27, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V148000 were scheduled from May 11, 2015, 59 days after the report.
15V148000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V148000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V148000 vehicles, the 2015 BMW 428i has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V148000 ranks 140 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V148000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V148000 was 14V422000, reported on July 14, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 428i Convertible, 428i xDrive Convertible, 435i Convertible, and 435i xDrive Convertible vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to February 27, 2015. Due to a programming error, the driver's front air bag deployment timing may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- If the driver's front air bag deployment timing is incorrect, there is an increased risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the air bag control module with corrected software version, free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported March 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V148000 (2)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V148000, 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: March 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted