# NHTSA recall 25V871000

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: 25V871000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2025\-12\-17
- Owners notified: 2026\-02\-12
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEAD
- Units potentially affected: 851
- Part numbers: \(7239399, 7239400, 7311201, 7311202, 7390327, 7390328\) \- Model Dependent

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2014 4 Series Coupe \(428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive\), 3 Series Sedan \(320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive\), and 2014\-2015 2 Series Coupe \(228i, 228i xDrive, M235i, M235i xDrive\) vehicles. The head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which can cause gas to leak from the inflator or result in an inflator rupture.


## What can happen

An inflator that ruptures may cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.  Additionally, an inflator that leaks gas may only partially inflate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the head air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 12, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 851
- Reported remedied: 147 \(17%\)
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 BMW 228I](/makes/bmw/228i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 BMW 228I](/makes/bmw/228i/2015/recalls.md)
- [2014 BMW 320I](/makes/bmw/320i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2014 BMW 328I](/makes/bmw/328i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2014 BMW 335I](/makes/bmw/335i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2014 BMW 428I](/makes/bmw/428i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2014 BMW 435I](/makes/bmw/435i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2014 BMW M235I](/makes/bmw/m235i/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 BMW M235I](/makes/bmw/m235i/2015/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B650414](/bulletins/10227568.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [B513016](/bulletins/10174015.md), 2020-04-20, Service bulletin
- [B011319](/bulletins/10171414.md), 2020-02-18, Service bulletin
- [B651119](/bulletins/10163055.md), 2019-07-22, Service bulletin
- [650414](/bulletins/10147981.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [650414](/bulletins/10147091.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin
- [B650414](/bulletins/10146769.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin
- [SI B65 04 14](/bulletins/10057707.md), 2015-06-22, Service bulletin

## 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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