# NHTSA recall 19V352000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 19V352000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2019\-05\-09
- Owners notified: 2019\-07\-08
- Component: AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
- Units potentially affected: 5079

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive, M2 Competition Coupe, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, and 2019 330i xDrive Sportswagon vehicles.  The driver and passenger knee air bag assemblies may have been improperly folded and assembled.


## What can happen

An improperly folded and assembled air bag may not deploy as intended, increasing risk of injury.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the knee air bag modules, free of charge.  The recall began July 8, 2019.  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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5079
- Reported remedied: 5029 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 15

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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

- [2019 BMW 230I](/makes/bmw/230i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2020 BMW 230I](/makes/bmw/230i/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2019 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-20 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2019 BMW 430I](/makes/bmw/430i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-03\-07 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2020 BMW 430I](/makes/bmw/430i/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2019 BMW 440I](/makes/bmw/440i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-03\-07 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2020 BMW 440I](/makes/bmw/440i/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2019 BMW M2](/makes/bmw/m2/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2020 BMW M2](/makes/bmw/m2/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2019 BMW M240I](/makes/bmw/m240i/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2020 BMW M240I](/makes/bmw/m240i/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2019 BMW M4](/makes/bmw/m4/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-18 to 2019\-05\-02.
- [2020 BMW M4](/makes/bmw/m4/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-02\-21 to 2019\-05\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B720225](/bulletins/11019576.md), 2025-06-17, Warranty extension
- [B720225](/bulletins/11017100.md), 2025-04-18, Warranty extension
- [B652022](/bulletins/10227929.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [B650414](/bulletins/10227568.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [B650521](/bulletins/10200480.md), 2021-08-23, Service bulletin
- [B630318](/bulletins/10190862.md), 2021-04-26, Service bulletin
- [B513016](/bulletins/10174015.md), 2020-04-20, Service bulletin
- [B011319](/bulletins/10171414.md), 2020-02-18, 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/19V352000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V352000)

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