# NHTSA recall 14V428000 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: 14V428000 - Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC - Reported: 2018\-06\-11 - Owners notified: 2014\-12\-01 - Component: AIR BAGS - Units potentially affected: 574007 ## What is wrong BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2000 323i sedans, coupes, convertibles, and Sports Wagons; 2000 328i sedans and coupes; 2001\-2005 325i sedans, coupes, convertibles, and Sport Wagons; 2001\-2005 325xi sedans and Sports Wagons; 2006 325i coupes and convertibles; 2001\-2006 330i sedans, coupes, and convertibles; 2001\-2005 330xi sedans; and 2001\-2006 M3 coupes and convertibles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag which may produce excessive internal pressure that could cause the air bag 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, excessive internal pressure could cause rupturing of the inflator resulting in 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 will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners in September 2014. A second notice was mailed when an adequate supply of parts became available, on December 1, 2014. 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.This is an expansion of NHTSA Recall 13V\-172. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1 - Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-04\-25 - Vehicles in the campaign: 574007 - Reported remedied: 163619 \(28%\) - Reported unreachable: 44775 - Reported removed: 11088 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2000 BMW 323I](/makes/bmw/323i/2000/recalls.md) - [2001 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2003/recalls.md) - [2004 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2004/recalls.md) - [2005 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2005/recalls.md) - [2006 BMW 325I](/makes/bmw/325i/2006/recalls.md) - 2001 BMW 325XI - [2002 BMW 325XI](/makes/bmw/325xi/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 BMW 325XI](/makes/bmw/325xi/2003/recalls.md) - [2004 BMW 325XI](/makes/bmw/325xi/2004/recalls.md) - [2005 BMW 325XI](/makes/bmw/325xi/2005/recalls.md) - [2000 BMW 328I](/makes/bmw/328i/2000/recalls.md) - [2001 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2003/recalls.md) - [2004 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2004/recalls.md) - [2005 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2005/recalls.md) - [2006 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2006/recalls.md) - 2001 BMW 330XI - [2002 BMW 330XI](/makes/bmw/330xi/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 BMW 330XI](/makes/bmw/330xi/2003/recalls.md) - [2004 BMW 330XI](/makes/bmw/330xi/2004/recalls.md) - [2005 BMW 330XI](/makes/bmw/330xi/2005/recalls.md) - [2001 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2003/recalls.md) - [2004 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2004/recalls.md) - [2005 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2005/recalls.md) - [2006 BMW M3](/makes/bmw/m3/2006/recalls.md) ## 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/14V428000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V428000/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 - [B656906](/bulletins/10151028.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin - [651013](/bulletins/10150131.md), 2018-12-03, 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 ## 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/14V428000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V428000) [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%2014V428000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F14V428000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2014V428000)