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BMW affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an air bag inflator that was not assembled correctly.

NHTSA campaign 14V-422 · Reported July 14, 2014 · 27 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
BMW i3 and Cooper
VEHICLES AFFECTED
27
REMEDY
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

BMW of North America, LLC reported a problem with the air bags frontal. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

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.

WHAT TO DO

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-422.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014BMW i3
2014Mini Cooper

What changed

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

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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