- Vehicles
- 3,506
- Built between
- Jul 2016 – Dec 2016
- Models
- 18
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 February 2017
- Repaired
- 87%
- Unrepaired
- 241
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2016 and December 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 BMW 430IBuilt August 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 BMW 440IBuilt August 2016 to September 2016
- 2016 BMW 528IBuilt September 2016 to October 2016
- 2016 BMW 535DBuilt September 2016 to September 2016
- 2016-2017 BMW 535IBuilt September 2016 to October 2016
- 2016 BMW 550IBuilt September 2016 to October 2016
- 2017 BMW 640IBuilt September 2016 to October 2016
- 2017 BMW 650IBuilt September 2016 to October 2016
- 2017 BMW I3Built July 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 BMW I8Built November 2016 to November 2016
- 2017 BMW M4Built August 2016 to September 2016
- 2016 BMW M5Built September 2016 to October 2016
- 2017 BMW M6Built September 2016 to October 2016
- 2017 BMW X1 SAVBuilt August 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mini ClubmanBuilt August 2016 to October 2016
- 2017 Mini CooperBuilt August 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 Mini Cooper SBuilt August 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 Rolls-Royce DawnBuilt August 2016 to September 2016
Repair progress
241 of 3,506 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
87% repaired — 3,067 of 3,506 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 159
- Scrapped or exported
- 39
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.
What could happen
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2016 to December 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 December 2016
- Owners notified10 February 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 87% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 December 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.