NHTSA Campaign 17V605000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 17V605000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 17V605000 with NHTSA on September 28, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V605000, NHTSA lists up to 85,302 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 20, 2005 and August 31, 2010.
The 17V605000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V605000 were scheduled from June 18, 2018, 263 days after the report.
17V605000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2006–2010.
Owners of the model years 17V605000 covers have filed at least 164 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V605000 vehicles, the 2006 BMW X3 has the most (76).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V605000 ranks 32 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V605000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V605000 was 17V495000, reported on August 8, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2010 BMW X3 2.5i, X3 3.0i and X3 xDrive30i Sports Activity Vehicles. The front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if, and how, the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and develop cracks which could lead to a system failure.
- The risk
- Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. A second notification letter will be sent when parts are available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported September 28, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V605000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V605000, 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: September 28, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted