BMW 430I, 440I, 528I and others: Air bags

Date

Dec. 20, 2016

Filed by

BMW of North America, LLC

Vehicles

BMW 430I (2017); BMW 440I (2017); BMW 528I (2016); BMW 535D (2016); BMW 535I (2016, 2017); BMW 550I (2016); BMW 640I (2017); BMW 650I (2017); BMW I3 (2017); BMW I8 (2017); BMW M4 (2017); BMW M5 (2016); BMW M6 (2017); BMW X1 SAV (2017); Mini Clubman (2017); Mini Cooper (2017); Mini Cooper S (2017); Rolls-Royce Dawn (2017)

Component

Air Bags

Description of the defect

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.

Potentially affected

3506

What can happen

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Feb. 10, 2017

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

16V914000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.