BMW X3 (2006-2010): Air bags
Recall 17V605000 · Sep 28, 2017 · BMW of North America, LLC
85,302
vehicles affected
85,302
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17V605000
- Date
- Sep 28, 2017
- Maker
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Units affected
- 85,302
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification
- Model years
- 2006-2010
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2010 BMW X3 2.5i, X3 3.0i and X3 xDrive30i Sports Activity Vehicles. The front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if, and how, the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and develop cracks which could lead to a system failure.
What can happen
Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. A second notification letter will be sent when parts are available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 5 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 17V605000?
1 model: BMW X3 (2006-2010), about 85,302 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 17V605000?
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. A second notification letter will be sent when parts are available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What can happen?
Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal 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.