NHTSA recall 23V079000
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 | 23V079000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-02-14 |
| Owners notified | 2023-04-14 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 15803 |
| Part numbers | 9496574AI03, 9483052AI09, 8846053AI03 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 15803 |
| Reported remedied | 15684 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 8 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60 and 2022-2023 X1 xDrive28i vehicles. The front driver's air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly and may not deploy as intended during a crash.
What can happen
A driver's air bag that does not deploy as intended during a crash increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 14, 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.
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| 2023 BMW IX | |
| 2022 BMW X1 | |
| 2023 BMW X1 |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| B520224 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. The seat initialization and memory has been lost; Or Repeat failure of seat initialization after completing the test module via ISTA. One or both of the following check control messages (CCM) may be present: CCM 108 “Driver restraint system” CCM 109 “Passenger restraint system” |
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| B630622 | 2023-09-18. Service bulletin. ?Taillamp CC messages 2052 "Rear left light system faulty" and 2053 "Rear right light system faulty" is displayed. |
| SIB521023 | 2023-05-15. Service bulletin. If the initialization of the seat position is lost, it is shown to the driver via a red air bag warning light and a Check Control message. |
| B630622 | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. Taillamp CC messages 2052 "Rear left light system faulty" and 2053 "Rear right light system faulty" is displayed. The following fault codes are stored during a Vehicle Test: 035BC7 - RLM side panel left: Communication via Body_CAN faulty 035BCB - RLM side panel right: Communication via Body_CAN faulty 035BCC - RLM tailgate left: Communication via Body_CAN faulty 035BCE - RLM tailgate right: Communication via Body_CAN faulty CD1444 - CAN Message, Outside light status rear 1 left (ST_LP_EX_REAR_1_LF): Time-out CD14C5 - CAN Message, Outside light status rear 1 right (ST_LP_EX_REAR_1_RH): Time-out The rear lights are observed to be operating correctly; there will be no functional defect found. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.