NHTSA campaign 96V110000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recall 96V110000
THE AIR BAG CONTACT RING LOCKING TAB LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN BREAK WITHOUT WARNING.
Reported 07/01/1996
What can happen
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.
Repair
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCKING TAB WITH ONE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN.
Components
- Air bags: Frontal
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
1992 BMW 318IView records1992 BMW 318ISView records1992 BMW 325IView records1992 BMW 325ISView records1992 BMW 525IView records1992 BMW 525ITView records1992 BMW 535IView records1992 BMW 735IView records1992 BMW 735ILView records1992 BMW 750ILView records1992 BMW 850IView records1992 BMW M5View records1991 BMW 525IView records1991 BMW 535IView records1991 BMW 735IView records1991 BMW 735ILView records1991 BMW 750ILView records1991 BMW 850IView records1991 BMW M5View records