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BMW in a crash of sufficient severity, deployment of the front PRE-TENSIONER and LOAD-LIMITER occurs.

NHTSA campaign 10V-254 · Reported June 10, 2010 · 31,935 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
BMW
VEHICLES AFFECTED
31,935
REMEDY
VEHICLES PRODUCED UP THROUGH DECEMBER 2009 WILL RECEIVE NEW FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR UNITS AND A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS, WHILE VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY 2010 AND MAY 2010 WILL RECEIVE A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS.
COST
Free

The short version

BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC reported a problem with the front retractor. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

IN A CRASH OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY, DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PRE-TENSIONER AND LOAD-LIMITER OCCURS.

WHY IT MATTERS

THE INSULATION AROUND THE PRE-TENSIONER COULD IGNITE.

WHAT TO DO

VEHICLES PRODUCED UP THROUGH DECEMBER 2009 WILL RECEIVE NEW FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR UNITS AND A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS, WHILE VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY 2010 AND MAY 2010 WILL RECEIVE A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-254.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-254

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

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