Recall 1996159

The issue

On certain 318I, 318IS, 325I, 325IS, 525I, 525IT, 535I, 735I, 735IL, 750IL, 850I and M5, the locking tab for the airbag contact ring in the steering wheel assembly could break without warning. If this happens it is possible that the contact ring wiring could break. This would cause the readiness indicator lamp ("SRS" or "AIRBAG") to illuminate and in such a case the airbag would not be available for deployment in a frontal impact. Correction: Locking tab will be replaced with one of a different design.

Description (français)

Sur certaines BMW 318I, 318IS, 325I, 325IS, 525I, 525IT, 535I, 735I, 735IL, 750IL, 850I et M5, la languette de blocage de la bague de contact du coussin de sécurité du volant peut se briser sans avertissement. Si cela arrivait, il se pourrait alors que le fil électrique de la bague de contact se brise et que l’indicateur lumineux d’état («SRS» ou «AIRBAG») s’allume, ce qui signifie que le coussin de sécurité ne serait pas prêt à se déployer en cas d’accident frontal. Correction: La languette de blocage devra être remplacée par un dispositif de conception nouvelle.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · official text, unchanged

Vehicles covered

Model years in this recall

NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.

Other recalls for the same models

The same models in recall campaigns from NHTSA, Transport Canada, the EU Safety Gate and the Dutch RDW.

All recalls for this model: BMW 3 Series