NHTSA Campaign 16V364000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V364000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 16V364000 with NHTSA on May 25, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V364000, NHTSA lists up to 97,738 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 9, 2006 and September 28, 2011.
The 16V364000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V364000 were scheduled from July 28, 2017, 429 days after the report.
16V364000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2007–2011.
Owners of the model years 16V364000 covers have filed at least 252 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V364000 vehicles, the 2011 BMW X5 has the most (67).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V364000 ranks 28 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V364000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V364000 was 16V173000, reported on March 25, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5M vehicles, 2009-2011 X5 xDrive35d vehicles, 2008-2011 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6 M vehicles, and 2010-2011 X6 ActiveHybrid vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, BMW is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5M vehicles, and 2008 BMW X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6 M vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles of these model years and models that were not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- 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 frontal air bag inflator or air bag module, free of charge. The recall began July 28, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported May 25, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V364000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V364000, 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 25, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted