Recall 99V063000: 1999 BMW 323I and 1 other model

Report received

Mar 26, 1999

Manufacturer

Bayerische motoren werke

Potentially affected

34,701vehicles

Model years

1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles are built with a side air bag system consisting of door-mounted thorax air bags (rear door air bags are optional), a head protection system (hps) for front occupants, a central electronic sensor and diagnostic system, left and right satellite impact sensors, and associated wiring. This system is unduly sensitive to certain non-crash impacts, such as contacting large potholes or curbs at substantial speed.

Possible consequence

This could cause the side air bag and hps to deploy without an actual side crash. In addition, the battery safety terminal (bst) would also activate, disconnecting the starter cable from the battery. In this case, vehicle electrical system would continue to operate and the engine would continue to run, but after stopping, could not be restarted.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the central computer control module that regulates the performance of all of the vehicle's occupant protection systems.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 BMW 323I136 complaints
• 1999 BMW 328I98 complaints