BMW 430I, 440I, 528I, 535D and 14 more (2016-2017): Air bags
Recall 16V914000 · Dec 20, 2016 · BMW of North America, LLC
3,506
vehicles affected
3,506
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V914000
- Date
- Dec 20, 2016
- Maker
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Units affected
- 3,506
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags
- Model years
- 2016-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
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.
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
18 models, 19 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V914000?
18 models: BMW 430I (2017), BMW 440I (2017), BMW 528I (2016) and 15 more, about 3,506 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V914000?
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.
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.