# NHTSA recall 20V016000

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: 20V016000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-01\-15
- Owners notified: 2020\-03\-11
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 4007

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2009\-2012 X5 xDrive35d, 2008\-2012 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6 M, 2007\-2012 X5 30si, X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 48i, X5 xDrive48i, X5 xDrive50i and X5 M and 2010\-2011 X6 ActiveHybrid vehicles equipped with non\-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate \(PSPI\-2\) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls.  These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long\-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.


## What can happen

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until this remedy is performed. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger front air bag, free of charge.  The recall began March 11, 2020.  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 2021 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4007
- Reported remedied: 2606 \(65%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 23

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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

- [2007 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2012/recalls.md)
- [2008 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 BMW X6](/makes/bmw/x6/2012/recalls.md)
- 2010 BMW X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC
- 2011 BMW X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC

## Investigated as EA15001

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.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V016000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V016000/investigations)

## 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/20V016000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/20V016000)

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