NHTSA Campaign 21V401000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 21V401000 covers 14 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 21V401000 with NHTSA on May 27, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V401000, NHTSA lists up to 4,511 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V401000 were scheduled from July 12, 2021, 46 days after the report.
21V401000 covers 9 models from BMW, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 21V401000 covers have filed at least 208 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V401000 vehicles, the 2000 BMW 323i has the most (70).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V401000 ranks 110 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V401000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V401000 was 21V176000, reported on March 15, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 BMW 3 Series (323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci and 330Ci), 1999-2001 323i, 328i, 330i, 330xi, and 2000 323i, 328i stationwagon vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These vehicles are equipped with driver-side air bag inflators that were previously inspected, but not replaced under recall numbers 19V-851, 19V852, or 19V-853. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to explode or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
- The risk
- The inflator could explode during air bag deployment, resulting in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the driver-side air bag inflator with a newly designed inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 12, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported May 27, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V401000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V401000, 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: May 27, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted