NHTSA Campaign 17V047000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V047000 covers 12 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 17V047000 with NHTSA on January 20, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V047000, NHTSA lists up to 230,117 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 12, 2000 and December 29, 2001.
The 17V047000 report reached NHTSA 15 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V047000 were scheduled from March 15, 2017, 54 days after the report.
17V047000 covers 9 models from BMW, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 17V047000 covers have filed at least 68 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V047000 vehicles, the 2002 BMW X5 has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V047000 ranks 14 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V047000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V047000 was 17V020000, reported on January 10, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2002 BMW 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 323Ci, 325Ci, 330Ci, M3, 323iT, 325iT and 325xiT vehicles, 2001-2002 525i, 530i, 540i, M5, 525iT and 540iT vehicles, and 2001-2003 X5 3.0i, X5 4.4i, and X5 4.6is vehicles. These vehicles may have had a driver-side air bag module installed as replacement equipment such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bag, or as a remedy part for a prior recall. These replacement modules contain an air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to lower absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- 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 inspect the driver side air bag module, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 15, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported January 20, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V047000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V047000, 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 20, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted