NHTSA campaign 13V172000

BMW Recall 13V-172: Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Do not drive
Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Owners are advised not to drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done.

NHTSA recall 13V172000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on May 2, 2013, with 43,204 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 325CI, BMW 325I, BMW 325IT and more for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on August 9, 2013, 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 13V172000 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: 13V172000 (also written 13V-172 or 13V172)
Filed by: BMW of North America, LLC
Report received: May 2, 2013
Potentially affected: 43,204 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags
Owners notified: August 9, 2013

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V172000. 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 325CI
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 325I
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 325IT
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 325XI
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 325XIT
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 330CI
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 330I
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW 330XI
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
BMW M3
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V172000.

Defect description

BMW is recalling certain model year 2002-2003 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans; 325Ci and 330Ci coupes and convertibles; 325iT and 325xiT Sports Wagons; and M3 coupes and convertibles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag.

Safety consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants.

Manufacturer remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been repaired. BMW intends to issue initial notifications to owners informing them of the safety defect in June 2013. Once replacement parts are available, estimated for July, BMW will notify owners again to contact their dealers and schedule a replacement of the passenger air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V172000

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.