NHTSA campaign 14V422000
BMW and Mini Recall 14V-422: Front Passenger Air Bag Improper Deployment
NHTSA recall 14V422000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on July 14, 2014, with 27 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW I3 and Mini Cooper for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on September 8, 2014, 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 14V422000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V422000 (also written 14V-422 or 14V422)
- Filed by
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 27 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V422000. 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 I3
- 2014 · Vehicles built March 31, 2014 – March 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mini
Mini Cooper
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 2, 2014 – May 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V422000.
Defect description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling a certain model year BMW i3 vehicle manufactured March 31, 2014, and certain 2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop vehicles manufactured February 2, 2014 to May 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an air bag inflator that was not assembled correctly. This could cause the air bag to not deploy properly in the event of an accident.
Safety consequence
If the air bag deploys improperly in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the air bags, the seat occupant may be at an increased risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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 14V422000
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.