NHTSA Campaign 15V318000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 15V318000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V318000 with NHTSA on May 28, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V318000, NHTSA lists up to 419,235 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 15V318000 were scheduled from August 19, 2016, 449 days after the report.
15V318000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2002–2006.
Owners of the model years 15V318000 covers have filed at least 32 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V318000 vehicles, the 2003 BMW X5 has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V318000 ranks 8 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V318000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V318000 was 15V205000, reported on April 6, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2002-2005 325i, 325xi, 330i, and 330xi Sedans, and 325xi and 325i Sportswagons, 2002-2006 330Ci, 325Ci, and M3 Convertibles and 325i, 330i, and M3 Coupes, 2002-2003 M5, 540i, 525i Sedan, and 530i Sedans, and 540i and 525i Sportswagons, and 2003 X5 3.0i and 4.4i Sports Activity Vehicles. Please note that the 5-series and X5 vehicles are only included if they are equipped with the optional sports steering wheel. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the vehicle has been remedied. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall began Aug 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-348 in its entirety. Additionally, vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Note: On December 17, 2015 BMW removed the model year 2004 X5 3.0i and 4.4i Sports Activity vehicle from this recall. Those vehicles were mistakenly identified as including the air bags that are subject to this recall.
Reported May 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V318000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V318000, 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: May 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted