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NHTSA campaign 16V914000

BMW of North America, LLC Recall 16V-914: Seat Mounted Air Bags may not Deploy

NHTSA recall 16V914000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on December 20, 2016, with 3,506 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 535I, BMW 430I, BMW 440I and more for model years 2016–2017. Owners were notified on February 10, 2017, 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 16V914000 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
16V914000 (also written 16V-914 or 16V914)
Filed by
BMW of North America, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
3,506 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags
Owners notified

Repair completion: 88.46% (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 16V914000. 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 430I

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 4, 2016 – September 28, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 440I

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 4, 2016 – September 28, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 528I

    • 2016 · Vehicles built September 16, 2016 – October 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 535D

    • 2016 · Vehicles built September 30, 2016 – September 30, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 535I

    • 2016, 2017 · Vehicles built September 16, 2016 – October 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 550I

    • 2016 · Vehicles built September 16, 2016 – October 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 640I

    • 2017 · Vehicles built September 27, 2016 – October 14, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW 650I

    • 2017 · Vehicles built September 27, 2016 – October 14, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW I3

    • 2017 · Vehicles built July 29, 2016 – September 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW I8

    • 2017 · Vehicles built November 1, 2016 – November 2, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW M4

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 4, 2016 – September 28, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW M5

    • 2016 · Vehicles built September 16, 2016 – October 12, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW M6

    • 2017 · Vehicles built September 27, 2016 – October 14, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW X1 SAV

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 6, 2016 – December 13, 2016 (per NHTSA)
All BMW recalls

Mini

  • Mini Clubman

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 15, 2016 – October 10, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • Mini Cooper

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 23, 2016 – September 16, 2016 (per NHTSA)

  • Mini Cooper S

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 23, 2016 – September 16, 2016 (per NHTSA)
All Mini recalls

Rolls-Royce

  • Rolls-Royce Dawn

    • 2017 · Vehicles built August 23, 2016 – September 28, 2016 (per NHTSA)
All Rolls-Royce recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V914000.

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.

Safety consequence

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. 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 16V914000

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.