Recall · 21V176000
BMW of North America recalled 2 models over air bags
1,850
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
March 15, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:THORAX
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 430i and M440i 4 Series Convertible vehicles. In certain side-impact crashes, the head-thorax air bag may not deploy as intended.
- What it can cause
- An air bag that deploys incorrectly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the software, at no charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory, and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. The recall began March 9, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| BMW430I | 2021 | 2021 |
| BMWM440I | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,850 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 65% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the air bags 49 times before this, most recently in May 2020 as 20V283000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V056000 (electrical system), 25V636000 (electrical system), 23V584000 (seat belts), 21V554000 (seat belts).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by BMW of North America, LLC with NHTSA on March 15, 2021 as campaign 21V176000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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