19Affected configurations shown75,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
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.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCKING TAB WITH ONE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 96V110000
1992 BMW M5Open vehicle record →1992 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 735ILOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 735IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 535IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 750ILOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 850IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW M5Open vehicle record →1991 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 735ILOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 535IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 735IOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 750ILOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 850IOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.