NHTSA Campaign 17V020000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V020000 covers 5 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 17V020000 with NHTSA on January 10, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V020000, NHTSA lists up to 48,951 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 25, 2007 and March 28, 2012.
The 17V020000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V020000 were scheduled from December 28, 2017, 352 days after the report.
17V020000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 17V020000 covers have filed at least 149 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V020000 vehicles, the 2008 BMW X5 has the most (65).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V020000 ranks 43 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V020000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V020000 was 16V914000, reported on December 20, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2012 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6 M 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 2009 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i, and X5 M vehicles, 2008-2009 X6 xDrive 35i, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, and 2009 X5 xDrive35d 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." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, BMW is recalling certain 2007-2008 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5 M vehicles, and 2008 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6 M vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules 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 the remedy is performed. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator or air bag module, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed March 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported January 10, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V020000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V020000, 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: January 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted