NHTSA Campaign 23V079000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 23V079000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 23V079000 with NHTSA on February 14, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V079000, NHTSA lists up to 15,803 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V079000 were scheduled from April 14, 2023, 59 days after the report.
23V079000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2022–2023.
Owners of the model years 23V079000 covers have filed at least 16 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V079000 vehicles, the 2023 BMW iX has the most (12).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V079000 ranks 71 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 23V079000, BMW of North America, LLC has 51 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 23V079000 was 22V240000, reported on April 13, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60 and 2022-2023 X1 xDrive28i vehicles. The front driver's air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly and may not deploy as intended during a crash.
- The risk
- A driver's air bag that does not deploy as intended during a crash increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 14, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported February 14, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V079000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V079000, 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: February 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted