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Campaign 16V173000

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ID: #16V173000 MFR: BMW of North America, LLC

What This Recall Means

Component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

What Happened
Your vehicle's air bag control module may be faulty due to tiny metal particles from the manufacturing process, causing it to randomly reset.
Risk if Unfixed
If your air bags don't deploy in a crash, you're at a higher risk of getting hurt.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix
BMW will replace the faulty air bag control module for free, and they'll notify you when it's time to schedule the repair.

Affected Vehicles

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #16V173000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.