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BMW driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

NHTSA campaign 23V-797 · Reported November 24, 2023 · 486 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
BMW X3, X4 and X5
VEHICLES AFFECTED
486
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the driver's front 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

The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

WHY IT MATTERS

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the driver's front air bag, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 23V-797.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014BMW X3
2014–2015BMW X4
2014BMW X5

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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