Rolls-Royce Air Bags

Rolls-Royce is recalling about 3 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. If the head air bag does not inflate properly in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Campaign
18V097000
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Reported
8 February 2018
Vehicles
3
Built between
Nov 2017 – Dec 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 February 2018
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2017 and December 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce GhostBuilt November 2017 to December 2017

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q3 2018.

100% repaired — 3 of 3 reported

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 2018 Rolls-Royce Ghost vehicles. The head air bags in these vehicles may have been damaged during vehicle assembly, possibly causing the head air bags to not fully inflate upon deployment.

What could happen

If the head air bag does not inflate properly in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

None of the affected vehicles have been delivered to customers, therefore, owner notification letters will not be sent. Rolls-Royce dealers will inspect and replace the head air bags, as necessary, free of charge.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2017 to December 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 February 2018
  3. Owners notified8 February 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 100% 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 8 February 2018.

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 Rolls-Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735.

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.

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