NHTSA Campaign 18V030000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V030000 covers 7 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 18V030000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V030000, NHTSA lists up to 41,808 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 12, 2006 and June 27, 2013.
The 18V030000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V030000 were scheduled from March 9, 2018, 59 days after the report.
18V030000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2007–2011.
Owners of the model years 18V030000 covers have filed at least 251 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V030000 vehicles, the 2011 BMW X5 has the most (67).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V030000 ranks 49 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V030000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V030000 was 17V720000, reported on November 16, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2007-2013 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, 2009-2010 X5 xDrive35d vehicles and 2009-2013 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6 M vehicles ever registered in the states of 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." BMW is also recalling certain 2007-2010 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X5 xDrive35d, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6M vehicles ever registered in the states of 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." BMW is also recalling certain 2007-2009 X5 xDrive30i, X5 xdrive35i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X5 xDrive35d, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6M vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." 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 passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 remedy is performed. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger front air bag module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V030000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V030000, 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 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted