NHTSA recall 23V471000
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 | 23V471000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-07-10 |
| Owners notified | 2023-09-06 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER |
| Units potentially affected | 1981 |
| Part numbers | 699140712 / 699140812 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1981 |
| Reported remedied | 1966 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
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 2024 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 M60i, X5 M, xDrive 50e, 2024 X6 xDrive40i, X6 M60i, X6 M, 2024 X7 xDrive40i, X7 M60i, Alpina XB7, and 2023 XM vehicles. The knee air bag (driver and/or passenger) may not have been manufactured correctly, which can result in the knee air bag not deploying as intended.
What can happen
A knee air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the knee air bag (driver and/or passenger), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 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.
| 2024 BMW X5 | |
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| 2024 BMW X6 | |
| 2024 BMW X7 | |
| 2023 BMW XM |
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
| InVehicle-InApp-Comm | 2026-02-05. Over-the-air update. The ACSM control unit, which controls the driving safety and driving dynamics sensor system, may be faulty. Cracks could have formed on the printed circuit board during production. In very rare cases, the crack can enlarge due to mechanical load and lead to failure of the control unit. In this case, the driver will be informed accordingly by various warning displays about the failure and deactivation of the driving safety functions as well as restricted driving dynamics functions. |
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| B652724 | 2024-10-19. Service bulletin. A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up permanently. One of the following fault codes is stored in the ACSM (air bag control unit): 930949 - Knee airbag, driver: Short circuit to negative terminal 93094F - Knee airbag, front passenger: Short circuit to negative terminal 93094C - Knee airbag driver's side: Resistance too great 930952 - Knee airbag, front passenger: Resistance too great |
| B160423 | 2023-08-28. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective July 12, 2023) on certain Model Year 2023 - 2024 BMW vehicles that were produced between July 21, 2022, and July 11, 2023. A software logic error in the diagnostic module for tank leaks (DMTL) could cause the Service Engine Soon light (MIL) to not turn on when there is an electrical fault with pump or diverter valve for the DMTL even after several driving cycles with the fault/s being currently present. |
| SIB510623 | 2023-05-15. Service bulletin. The hazard light (aka emergency flasher) button gets stuck in the ON or OFF position when actuated. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.