Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Passenger Vehicles. These Vehicles Are Built With A Side Air Bag System Consisting Of Door-Mounted Thorax Air BAGS (Rear Door Air BAGS Are Optional), A Head ProteCTIon System (Hps) For Front Occupants, A Central Electronic Sensor And Diagnostic System, Left And Right Satellite Impact Sensors, And Associated Wiring. This System Is Unduly Sensitive To Certain Non-Crash Impacts, Such As ContActing Large Potholes Or Curbs At Substantial Speed.
Make Of Vehicle
BMW
Model Of Vehicle
323I
Year
1999
Recall Campaign Number
99V063000
Component Description
Air BAGS:Side/Window
Effect Of Defect
This Could Cause The Side Air Bag And Hps To Deploy Without An Actual Side Crash. In Addition, The Battery Safety Terminal (Bst) Would Also Activate, DisconneCTIng The Starter Cable From The Battery. In This Case, Vehicle Electrical System Would Continue To Operate And The Engine Would Continue To Run, But After Stopping, Could Not Be Restarted.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Reprogram The Central Computer Control Module That Regulates The Performance Of All Of The Vehicle’S Occupant ProteCTIon Systems.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Bayerische Motoren Werke
Start Of Manufacture
19980601
End Of Manufacture
19990325
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
34701
Date Owners Notified
19990430
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
BMW Of North America, Llc
Date Report Received
19990326