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Service bulletin MSG0415

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id50896
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's numberMSG0415
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

RECALL 96V110 - BMW OF NORTH AMERICA HAS INITIATED A RECALL CAMPAIGN WHICH INVOLVES THE AIRBAG CONTACT RING LOCKING TAB. *TW

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Air bags

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991
BMW 3181990 to 1992
BMW 318IA1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 3251990 to 1992
BMW 325I1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 5 SERIES1990 to 1992
BMW 5251990 to 1992
BMW 525I1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 5281990 to 1992
BMW 528I1990 to 1992
BMW 5351990 to 1992
BMW 535I1990, 1991, 1992
BMW 7 SERIES1990 to 1992
BMW 7351990 to 1992
BMW 7501990 to 1992
BMW 8 SERIES1991 to 1992
BMW 8501990 to 1992

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19961591996-10-07. Airbag
96V1100001996-07-01. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
91V0540001991-04-10. AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.