{"id":148557,"date":"2021-01-04T23:22:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T23:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/bmw-540i-2003-15v318000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T23:22:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T23:22:53","slug":"bmw-540i-2003-15v318000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/bmw-540i-2003-15v318000\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW 540I (2003) &#8211; 15V318000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Defect Description For Recall<\/h2><p>BMW Of North America, Llc (BMW) Is Recalling Certain Model Year 2002-2005 325I, 325Xi, 330I, And 330Xi Sedans, And 325Xi And 325I Sportswagons, 2002-2006 330Ci, 325Ci, And M3 Convertibles And 325I, 330I, And M3 Coupes, 2002-2003 M5, 540I, 525I Sedan, And 530I Sedans, And 540I And 525I Sportswagons, And 2003 X5 3.0I And 4.4I Sports Activity Vehicles.  Please Note That The 5-Series And X5 Vehicles Are Only Included If They Are Equipped With The Optional Sports Steering Wheel.  The Affected Vehicles Are Equipped With A Dual-Stage Driver Frontal Air Bag That May Be Susceptible To Moisture Intrusion Which, Over Time, Could Cause The Inflator To Rupture.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>BMW<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Model Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>540I<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Year<\/h2><p>2003<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Recall Campaign Number<\/h2><p>15V318000<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Component Description<\/h2><p>Air BAGS:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Effect Of Defect<\/h2><p>In The Event Of A Crash Necessitating Deployment Of The Driver&#8217;S Frontal Air Bag, The Inflator Could Rupture With Metal Fragments Striking The Driver Or Other Occupants Resulting In Serious Injury Or Death.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Fix Defect<\/h2><p>BMW Will Notify Owners, And Dealers Will Replace The Front Driver Air Bag Module, Free Of Charge.  The Recall Began Aug 2016.  Owners May Contact BMW Customer Service At 1-800-525-7417.  Note: This Recall Supersedes Recall 14V-348 In Its Entirety.  Additionally, Vehicles That Have Had Their Driver Side Frontal Air Bag Replaced Previously As Part Of A Recall Remedy Need To Have Their Air Bag Replaced Under This Recall As Well.  Note: On December 17, 2015 BMW Removed The Model Year 2004 X5 3.0I And 4.4I Sports Activity Vehicle From This Recall.  Those Vehicles Were Mistakenly Identified As Including The Air BAGS That Are Subject To This Recall.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2><p>BMW Of North America, Llc<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Start Of Manufacture<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">End Of Manufacture<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Type Of Vehicle Recall<\/h2><p>V<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Number Affected<\/h2><p>419235<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Owners Notified<\/h2><p>20160819<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Initiated By<\/h2><p>Odi<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Responsible Manufacturer<\/h2><p>BMW Of North America, Llc<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Report Received<\/h2><p>20150528<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Campaign Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Part Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard<\/h2><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle recall defect &#8211; BMW Of North America, Llc (BMW) Is Recalling Certain Model Year 2002-2005 325I, 325Xi, 330I, And 330Xi Sedans, And 325Xi And 325I Sportswagons, 2002-2006 330Ci, 325Ci, And M3 Convertibles And 325I, 330I, And M3 Coupes, 2002-2003 M5, 540I, 525I Sedan, And 530I Sedans, And 540I And 525I Sportswagons, And 2003 X5 3.0I And 4.4I Sports Activity Vehicles.  Please Note That The 5-Series And X5 Vehicles Are Only Included If They Are Equipped With The Optional Sports Steering Wheel.  The Affected Vehicles Are Equipped With A Dual-Stage Driver Frontal Air Bag That May Be Susceptible To Moisture Intrusion Which, Over Time, Could Cause The Inflator To Rupture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[16857,16625],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148557"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148557\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}