NHTSA recall 21V401000
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 | 21V401000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-05-27 |
| Owners notified | 2021-07-12 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 4511 |
| Part numbers | 1 095 767, 1 095 763, 6 783 783 ,1 095 764, 6 783 784 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 4511 |
| Reported remedied | 2279 (50%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 27 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 BMW 3 Series (323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci and 330Ci), 1999-2001 323i, 328i, 330i, 330xi, and 2000 323i, 328i stationwagon vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These vehicles are equipped with driver-side air bag inflators that were previously inspected, but not replaced under recall numbers 19V-851, 19V852, or 19V-853. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to explode or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
What can happen
The inflator could explode during air bag deployment, resulting in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver-side air bag inflator with a newly designed inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 12, 2021. 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.nhtsa.gov.
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
|---|---|
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 1999 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2001 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2001 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2001 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2001 BMW 3 SERIES | Listed under a family name that covers this model. |
| 2000 BMW 323CI | |
| 2001 BMW 323CI | |
| 1999 BMW 323I | |
| 2000 BMW 323I | |
| 2001 BMW 323I | |
| 2000 BMW 325CI | |
| 2001 BMW 325CI | |
| 2000 BMW 328CI | |
| 2001 BMW 328CI | |
| 1999 BMW 328I | |
| 2000 BMW 328I | |
| 2001 BMW 328I | |
| 2000 BMW 330CI | |
| 2001 BMW 330CI | |
| 1999 BMW 330I | |
| 2000 BMW 330I | |
| 2001 BMW 330I | |
| 1999 BMW 330XI | |
| 2000 BMW 330XI | |
| 2001 BMW 330XI |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.