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2015 BMW 4 Series Convertible airbag recall

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An airbag related recall has been announced by the NHTSA for certain 2015 BMW 4 Series Convertible:

Report Receipt Date: MAR 13, 2015
NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V148000
Component(s): AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2,067

Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC

SUMMARY:

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 428i Convertible, 428i xDrive Convertible, 435i Convertible, and 435i xDrive Convertible vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to February 27, 2015. Due to a programming error, the driver's front air bag deployment timing may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

CONSEQUENCE:

If the driver's front air bag deployment timing is incorrect, there is an increased risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

REMEDY:

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the air bag control module with corrected software version, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in April 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

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.

[creeval]

Thanks for the heads up

[TheBingoBalls]

Thought it was going to be another airbag problem again and was going to roll my eyes.

[J-Marius]

M4 as well??? only german or american cars?

[aajami]

Originally Posted by J-Marius

M4 as well??? only german or american cars?

This is a North American recall.

[TheHitchhiker]

Originally Posted by J-Marius

M4 as well??? only german or american cars?

I have the same question. Is M4 in it? The BMW NA website didn't pull up any recalls for mine. Built Jan 2015.

[raysspl]

Good to know this is only isolated for the 'verts

[Diver]

At least it's not a Takata shrapnel filled air bag issue.

[EzequielR]

Dayum, that's scary to think about.

[creeval]

Originally Posted by raysspl

Good to know this is only isolated for the 'verts

Lol not if you own a 'vert

[Northcar]

Since this is a software fix what is the likelihood that new cars manufactured during that time period but still in the possession of BMW would have had the correction taken care of before release to the customer? I picked up in Germany at the Welt my sometime in late February built 4 series convertible after the end of the first week of March. If the fix was not made in Germany would the VPC in California take care of it before it goes to the dealer? Right now the vehicle is on the boat heading to the VPC and should hit landfall in approximately three weeks. Would a dealer be allowed to release a new or redelivered European Delivered vehicle to a customer in the U.S. without having the fix taken care of first?

I guess the more practical issue at this point is, assuming the software update has not been done, is my redelivery process going to be delayed either by VPC having to hold it longer to take care of the fix or the dealer having to schedule it before I can pick it up on redelivery? Assuming it can and will be taken care of at the VPC anyone have an idea how much time it will take to accomplish the reprogramming for each individual car and whether the VPC has the manpower with the training to do it on a speedy basis?

[Northcar]

Originally Posted by newwaysys

I guess the more practical issue at this point is, assuming the software update has not been done,
Live Project Training in Vadodara is my redelivery process going to be delayed either by VPC having to hold it longer to take care of the fix or the dealer having to schedule it before I can pick it up on redelivery? Assuming it can and will be taken care of at the VPC anyone have an idea how much time it will take to accomplish the reprogramming for each individual car and whether the VPC has the manpower with the training.
visit:http://newwaysys.com

So exactly how is your company in India involved?