NHTSA Campaign 16V914000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 16V914000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 16V914000 with NHTSA on December 20, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V914000, NHTSA lists up to 3,506 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 4, 2016 and September 28, 2016.
The 16V914000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V914000 were scheduled from February 10, 2017, 52 days after the report.
16V914000 covers 8 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V914000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V914000 vehicles, the 2017 BMW i3 has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V914000 ranks 117 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V914000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V914000 was 16V832000, reported on November 17, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.
- The risk
- If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported December 20, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V914000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V914000, 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: December 20, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted