NHTSA campaign 02V223000 · Manufacturer campaign E46
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 02V-223: BMW/SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V223000 (Manufacturer campaign E46) was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on August 9, 2002, with 20,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 323I and BMW 328I for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on October 25, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V223000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V223000 (also written 02V-223 or 02V223)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Manufacturer campaign number
- E46
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA02-012 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V223000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
BMW
BMW 323I
BMW 328I
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V223000.
Defect 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.
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE CENTRAL AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A NON-CRASH DEPLOYMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 25, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V223000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.