# NHTSA recall 13V172000 A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups. **NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.** - Published by: NHTSA \(United States\) - Campaign number: 13V172000 - Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC - Reported: 2013\-05\-02 - Owners notified: 2013\-08\-09 - Component: AIR BAGS - Units potentially affected: 43204 ## What is wrong BMW is recalling certain model year 2002\-2003 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans; 325Ci and 330Ci coupes and convertibles; 325iT and 325xiT Sports Wagons; and M3 coupes and convertibles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. ## What can happen In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants. ## The remedy Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been repaired. BMW intends to issue initial notifications to owners informing them of the safety defect in June 2013. Once replacement parts are available, estimated for July, BMW will notify owners again to contact their dealers and schedule a replacement of the passenger air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com. ## 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2002 BMW 325CI](/makes/bmw/325ci/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-02\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW 325CI](/makes/bmw/325ci/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-02\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2002 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2002 BMW 325IT](/makes/bmw/325i/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2003 BMW 325IT](/makes/bmw/325i/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2002 BMW 325XI](/makes/bmw/325xi/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW 325XI](/makes/bmw/325xi/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2002 BMW 325XIT](/makes/bmw/325xi/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2003 BMW 325XIT](/makes/bmw/325xi/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2002 BMW 330CI](/makes/bmw/330ci/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-02\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW 330CI](/makes/bmw/330ci/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-02\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2002 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2002 BMW 330XI](/makes/bmw/330xi/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW 330XI](/makes/bmw/330xi/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-01\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2002 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-02\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. - [2003 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-02\-01 to 2002\-12\-31. ## Investigated as PE14016 This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected. - PE14016: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2014\-06\-11, closed 2015\-03\-02. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V172000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V172000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [B651820](/bulletins/10184591.md), 2020-12-21, Service bulletin - [B013118](/bulletins/10160287.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin - [B013118](/bulletins/10160244.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin - [B080119](/bulletins/10154816.md), 2019-03-18, Service bulletin - [B011618](/bulletins/10153726.md), 2019-02-25, Service bulletin - [B011718](/bulletins/10149558.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin - [B011618](/bulletins/10149557.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin - [651414](/bulletins/10148100.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin - [SIB\-65\-14\-14](/bulletins/10056098.md), 2014-09-03, Service bulletin - [SIB\-65\-36\-09](/bulletins/10037078.md), 2011-05-04, Service bulletin ## Check a VIN - [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) - [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V172000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V172000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2013V172000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F13V172000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2013V172000)