# NHTSA recall 19V386000

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: 19V386000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2019\-05\-23
- Owners notified: 2019\-07\-18
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 1822

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019 X7 xDrive40i and X7 xDrive50i vehicles.  The driver and passenger head air bags may not have been properly aligned with the trim during installation.


## What can happen

The head air bags may be impaired during deployment, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, reinstall the head air bags, free of charge.  The recall began July 18, 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: 1822
- Reported remedied: 1709 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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 X7](/makes/bmw/x7/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-11\-05 to 2019\-04\-03.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B650222](/bulletins/11013061.md), 2025-01-23, Warranty extension
- [B011323](/bulletins/10244528.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin
- [B652523](/bulletins/10242532.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [SIB510623](/bulletins/10236228.md), 2023-05-15, Service bulletin
- [B650222](/bulletins/10227927.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [SIB650222](/bulletins/10218382.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin
- [B650222](/bulletins/10212527.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin
- [B651921](/bulletins/10205071.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [B630318](/bulletins/10190862.md), 2021-04-26, Service bulletin
- [B630418](/bulletins/10174027.md), 2020-04-20, 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)

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