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BMW Air bag Recalls
318i, 318is
Air bags:frontal
Description: The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.
Damage: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.
Year: 1992
323i
Air bags:side/window
Description: On certain 4-door passenger vehicles, the side air bag system could deploy in certain non-crash impacts, such as when contacting large potholes or curbs at substantial speeds.
Damage: This could cause the side air bag and head protection system to deploy without an actual side crash or impact severe enough to cause significant visible damage to the vehicle. Unexpected deployment of the side air bag could cause serious injury if the occupant’s head is resting near the side air bag.
Year: 2000, 1999
Air bags:side/window
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles. These vehicles are built with a side air bag system consisting of door-mounted thorax air bags (rear door air bags are optional), a head protection system (hps) for front occupants, a central electronic sensor and diagnostic system, left and right satellite impact sensors, and associated wiring. This system is unduly sensitive to certain non-crash impacts, such as contacting large potholes or curbs at substantial speed.
Damage: This could cause the side air bag and hps to deploy without an actual side crash. In addition, the battery safety terminal (bst) would also activate, disconnecting the starter cable from the battery. In this case, vehicle electrical system would continue to operate and the engine would continue to run, but after stopping, could not be restarted.
Year: 1999
325i, 325is
Air bags:frontal
Description: The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.
Damage: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.
Year: 1992
328i
Air bags:side/window
Description: On certain 4-door passenger vehicles, the side air bag system could deploy in certain non-crash impacts, such as when contacting large potholes or curbs at substantial speeds.
Damage: This could cause the side air bag and head protection system to deploy without an actual side crash or impact severe enough to cause significant visible damage to the vehicle. Unexpected deployment of the side air bag could cause serious injury if the occupant’s head is resting near the side air bag.
Year: 1999, 2000
Air bags:side/window
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles. These vehicles are built with a side air bag system consisting of door-mounted thorax air bags (rear door air bags are optional), a head protection system (hps) for front occupants, a central electronic sensor and diagnostic system, left and right satellite impact sensors, and associated wiring. This system is unduly sensitive to certain non-crash impacts, such as contacting large potholes or curbs at substantial speed.
Damage: This could cause the side air bag and hps to deploy without an actual side crash. In addition, the battery safety terminal (bst) would also activate, disconnecting the starter cable from the battery. In this case, vehicle electrical system would continue to operate and the engine would continue to run, but after stopping, could not be restarted.
Year: 1999
525i, 525it, 535i
Air bags:frontal
Description: The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.
Damage: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.
Year: 1991, 1992
6-series
Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, ‘occupant crash protection.’ the front passenger seat has a sensing system to detect if the seat is occupied. This sensing is programmed to detect if the seat is occupied by a small adult or certain child restraint seats. Placing certain child seats on the front passenger seat is designed to result in the automatic deactivation of the front seat passenger’s air bag.
Damage: In some cases, the sensing system may misinterpret a properly seated small adult as one of these specific child seats, resulting in deactivation of the front passenger air bag when the air bag might be beneficial for the adult, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Year: 2007
735i, 735il, 850i
Air bags:frontal
Description: The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.
Damage: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.
Year: 1991, 1992
M3
Air bags:side/window
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles. These vehicles are built with a side air bag system consisting of door-mounted thorax air bags (rear door air bags are optional), a central electronic sensor and diagnostic system, left and right satellite impact sensors, and associated wiring. This system is unduly sensitive to certain non-crash impacts, such as contacting large potholes or curbs at substantial speed.
Damage: This could cause the side air bag to deploy without an actual side crash. In addition, the battery safety terminal (bst) could also activate, disconnecting the starter cable from the battery. In this case, the vehicle’s electrical system could continue to operate and the engine would continue to run, but after stopping, could not be restarted.
Year: 1997, 1998, 1999
M5
Air bags:frontal
Description: The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.
Damage: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.
Year: 1991, 1992
Z4
Air bags
Description: On certain passenger vehicles, incompatible electronic air bag system processors may have been installed.
Damage: In the event of a crash, air bag deployment may not occur, increasing the risk of injuries to the driver and/or front passenger.
Year: 2003
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