# NHTSA recall 23V039000

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: 23V039000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-02\-01
- Owners notified: 2023\-03\-31
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 804
- Part numbers: 52205A041\-\(35,36,37,38,41,42,43,44,45,46\)

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2023 2 Series Coupe \(230i, 230i XDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive\) vehicles.  The second\-row seat backrest cover panels for the side air bags may break during deployment of the side air bags.


## What can happen

A backrest cover panel that breaks during side air bag deployment may cause the air bag to deploy improperly, increasing the risk of injury to second\-row seat occupants.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the rear seat backrest side air bag cover panels, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2023.  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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 804
- Reported remedied: 800 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2023 BMW 230I](/makes/bmw/230i/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW M240I](/makes/bmw/m240i/2023/recalls.md)

## 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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