Recalls › 96V110000

NHTSA recall 96V110000

Air bags › Frontal

BMW 318I and 11 more

Reported Jul 1, 199675,000 vehicles affectedBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKEBuilt Jul 1, 1990 – Mar 1, 1992

The defect

The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.

The risk

If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. The air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the locking tab with one of a different design.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

BMW 318I
1992
BMW 318IS
1992
BMW 325I
1992
BMW 325IS
1992
BMW 525I
19911992
BMW 525IT
1992
BMW 535I
19911992
BMW 735I
19911992
BMW 735IL
19911992
BMW 750IL
19911992
BMW 850I
19911992
BMW M5
19911992

Notes

System: interior; passive restraint; air bag; driver. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Owner notification: owner notification IS expected to begin august 5, 1996. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.