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Airbag Published 19 Dec 2018 Ref JP-1227680

BMW: BMW 118i / BMW 120i / BMW 218d ActiveTourer +27 more

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Safety-critical recall — airbag. If your vehicle is affected, contact your dealer before driving.
Country
Japan
Published
19 Dec 2018
Units affected
21054
Reference
JP-1227680

Affected vehicles

BMW BMW 118i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 120i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 218d Active Tourer 2012–2017 BMW BMW 218d Gran Tourer 2012–2017 BMW BMW 218i Active Tourer 2012–2017 BMW BMW 218i Gran Tourer 2012–2017 BMW BMW 220i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 220i Gran Tourer 2012–2017 BMW BMW 225i xDrive Active Tourer 2012–2017 BMW BMW 320d 2012–2017 BMW BMW 320i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 320i Gran Turismo 2012–2017 BMW BMW 328i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 328i Gran Turismo 2012–2017 BMW BMW 330i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 335i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 335i Gran Turismo 2012–2017 BMW BMW 340i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 420i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 420i Gran Coupe 2012–2017 BMW BMW 428i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 428i Gran Coupe 2012–2017 BMW BMW 435i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 435i Gran Coupe 2012–2017 BMW BMW 523d 2012–2017 BMW BMW 523i 2012–2017 BMW BMW 523i Touring 2012–2017 BMW BMW ActiveHybrid 3 2012–2017 BMW BMW M135i 2012–2017 BMW BMW M235i 2012–2017

Hazard

The driver-side airbag inflator lacks adequate moisture prevention for the gas generant. In high-humidity environments with repeated large temperature fluctuations, the gas generant may degrade. This could result in inflator container rupture upon airbag deployment.
Show original (日本語)
運転席用エアバッグのインフレータ(膨張装置)において、ガス発生剤の吸湿防止が不適切であった場合、高い湿度の環境下で大きな温度変化を繰り返すと、ガス発生剤が劣化することがある。そのため、エアバッグ展開時にインフレータ容器が破損するおそれがある。

Remedy

Replace the driver-side airbag unit with a corrected part.
Show original (日本語)
運転者席用エアバッグユニットを対策品と交換する。

Official source

View the official recall notice