2024 BMW X5 & 2024 BMW X6 + 2 more recall: airbag
⚠️ What's 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.
💥 The risk
A knee air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 23V471000
- Manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 1,981
- Component
- AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-525-7417
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 6, 2023
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.