RECALL CAMPAIGN 19V-016: Drivers Front Aiabag Module – 2015 BMW X1

January 14, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V016000

Driver’s Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V016

Manufacturer BMW of North America, LLC

Components AIR BAGS

Potential Number of Units Affected 12,880

Summary

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, and X1 xDrive35i vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the driver frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver’s frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2019. 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.safercar.gov.

Check if your BMW has a Recall

RECALL CAMPAIGN 19V-XXX: DRIVERS FRONT AIR BAG MODULE E84(X1)

Please perform the procedure outlined in this Service Information on all affected vehicles before customer delivery. In the event the customer has already taken delivery of the vehicle, please perform the procedure the next time the vehicle is in the shop.

MODEL

E84 (X1)

SITUATION

BMW is conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall (effective January 14, 2019) involving the driver’s front air bag module on certain BMW vehicles that are equipped with non-desiccated Takata PSDI-5 inflators.

Owners will be notified by First Class mail about the Recall and will be instructed to bring their vehicles in for a free repair when parts are available.

To assist you with customer concerns, please reference the attached Q&A.

AFFECTED VEHICLES

There are approximately 12,880 affected vehicles in the US. This is an expansion to the previously announced recall 16V-071 and now includes the remainder of Model Year 2015.

Defect Code 0032830200 B650119 Recall: Driver’s Front Air Bag Module E84 (X1) is now displayed in the “Open Campaigns” paragraph of the Warranty History Inquiry on DCSnet, in the Key Reader, in ISPA and in AIR. Always reference open campaigns to determine if the vehicle is part of this recall.

For E84 (X1) vehicles that show Air Bag Recall Defect Code 0032350200 open, please refer to SI B65 09 17.

CORRECTION

1- Replace the driver’s front air bag module.

PROCEDURE

Please record exterior cosmetic condition of air bag assembly on the Repair Order prior to any repair.

Follow ISTA Repair Instructions for removal/installation of air bag assembly:

• REP 32 34 020 – Removing and installing/replacing air bag unit
• REP 32 34 030 – Removing and installing/replacing air bag unit (sport steering wheel)

A video documenting this repair was shown on the May 2016 Service Round Table.

It is necessary to document which air bag goes into which vehicle. Therefore the technician is required to note on the repair order the serial number of the new air bag. The serial number should also be entered into the warranty claims comment section. The serial number can be found on the label on the side of the airbag. This is the longest number usually on the bottom of the label.

PARTS INFORMATION

Please monitor the Parts Matrix and DCS messages for the parts ordering procedure.

PARTS RETENTION AND RETURN

The parts replaced to perform and submit for this Recall repair procedure are the property of BMW NA.

Your center is responsible for the proper identification, storage and documentation of these parts. They must be held in a secure retention area until notification of claim payment is made by BMW NA through DCSnet.

Upon claim payment, a DCSnet part return tag will be generated for the driver’s front air bag module with special handling instructions.

• Please DO NOT return these recalled air bag modules directly to Lightning Resources or the WPRC.

Inflatable air bags are classified as dangerous goods by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and require special preparation, packing and labeling for transport.

Your center is responsible for following all rules and regulations that apply to shipping dangerous goods as described in the attachment.

A shipping procedure has been created for returning the replaced air bag modules directly to Takata. There is also a procedure available for “Bulk Shipping 15 or more air bag modules” at one time to Takata.

These procedures are contained in the “Part Return Program Instructions” and “Bulk Ship” PDF attachments to this bulletin; please read both of them. Effective immediately, please use the following email address when scheduling bulk shipment returns to Takata:

• SCTakataRestraints_International@XPO.com

The parts are to be packaged in the same packaging that the new part arrived in for shipment back to Takata.

The returns pickup schedule has been changed from weekly to every two weeks (bi-weekly)

WARRANTY INFORMATION

Claim Submission.

Reimbursement for this Recall repair will be via normal claim entry utilizing the following information:

Mobile Assistance – Off Site Repair

For centers that qualify, this Recall repair is eligible to be performed and submitted as a Mobile Assistance “Off-Site” Repair which includes an additional labor allowance.

Qualifying BMW centers are those that currently own and operate a Mobile Assistance Program vehicle. Other centers that may qualify are those who have officially registered their interest in conducting mobile service and mobile assistance work for the BMW Roadside Assistance Program.

If you have not already registered, please send an email with contact information to roadside.assistance@bmwna.com.

Additional information can be found in the Mobile Assistance program guide in CenterNet, it is located under the Customer Relations menu.

Claim – Labor Reimbursement

When a vehicle is eligible for this Recall repair and it is performed under this program, qualifying centers will be reimbursed for the corresponding labor operation’s published KSD2 flat rate unit (FRU) allowance at a of “rate of 150 percent.” This mobile assistance repair work is subject to the same policy and procedures that apply to the warranty repair work being performed in your workshop.

Time Control and Documentation

While repair-specific punch times are not necessary for this repair work being performed on a vehicle off-site (outside your center), the “on-call” technician must still punch on the corresponding repair order (electronic or manual) prior to leaving your BMW center when he or she is dispatched. The technician must punch off the repair order upon their return to your center.

In cases where the technician is out on the road for an extended period of time (for example, on multiple calls), only one on/off punch time is required.

Claim Submission

In addition to the Takata Air Bag Recall repair order line item, please open an additional line item as describe below:

*Labor Calculation Example

If the special flat rate labor for the Takata Air Bag Recall has a stated allowance of 5 FRU, applying the “rate of 150 percent,” this repair will be reimbursed at a total of 8 FRU (7.5 rounded up) as a Mobile Assistance offsite repair:

• Claim the additional “3 FRU” or the “applicable additional FRU amount” using the defect code and labor operation provided above.

Notes:

• Round up “half” flat rate units when applicable.
• Identify this line time as “Additional labor for a Mobile Assistance off-site repair.”
• Itemize the additional labor claimed and explain the repair performed on the repair order and in claim comment section
• Labor operation code “32 99 000” is not considered a Main labor operation.

Reimbursement of Prior Customer-Pay Repairs (TREAD Act)

With this Technical Campaign, a prior repair reimbursement is not likely. Typically, a customer would have their driver’s front air bag module replaced as a result of an accident. In such a case, either an insurance company or the customer themselves, paid for the replacement of the above mentioned air bag module in conjunction with the accident repairs. Such cases are not covered by this campaign and are not entitled to reimbursement.

Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

ATTACHMENTS

View PDF attachment REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS E84.

View PDF attachment B650119_Vehicle_Storage_Agreement_-Takata.

View PDF attachment B650119_Parts_Return_Program_Instructions.

View PDF attachment B650119_Parts_Bulk_Ship_Return.

View PDF attachment B650119 Recall Notice.

View PDF attachment B650119 Air Bag Gas Generator Replacement.

View PDF attachment 19V-xxx_E84 DAB QA_14Jan2019_final.

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE

To:  All Center Operators, Sales Managers, Service Manager, Parts Manager and Warranty Processor

RE: Recall 19V-XXX: Driver’s Front Air Bag Module E84 (X1) (B65 01 19)

BMW of North America, LLC is conducting a Voluntary Safety Recall (effective January 14, 2019) on Model Year 2015 BMW X1 SAV vehicles that have been produced from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Owners will be notified by First Class mail about the Recall and will be instructed to bring their vehicles in for a free repair when parts are available.

Please be reminded that it is a violation of federal law (The Safety Act) for you to sell, lease or deliver any new motor vehicle covered by this notification until the recall repair has been performed.  This means that centers may not legally deliver new motor vehicles to consumers until they are fixed or use/sell replacement equipment/parts subject to this recall.  Note also that substantial civil penalties apply to violations of the Safety Act.  

Also, you should not sell, lease or deliver any Certified Pre-Owned or used vehicles subject to a safety recall until the repair is completed.  

Please follow any special instructions that we provide to you for the return or disposition of recall parts.

We appreciate all your assistance with this Recall.

BMW X1 SAV
Model Year 2015
Driver’s Front Air Bag Module
Safety Recall 19V-xxx
Last updated: 1/14/2019

1 Affected Product

Vehicle

10 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V016-2101.PDF 214.099KB

Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – BMW Recall 19V-XXX: Driver’s Front Air Bag Module E84 (X1)

RCMN-19V016-0546.pdf 266.68KB

Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-19V016-3360.pdf 132.45KB

Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-19V016-6114.pdf 3688.33KB

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V016-7608.pdf 245.045KB

ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-19V016-5454.pdf 949.244KB

Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-1

RCLQRT-19V016-3659.PDF 211.142KB

Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-2

RCLQRT-19V016-6439.PDF 211.247KB

Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2019-3

RCLQRT-19V016-5596.PDF 211.337KB

Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-19V016-6156.pdf 977.735KB

Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V016&docType=RCL

1 Associated Investigation

Air Bag Inflator Rupture
NHTSA ID: EA15001
Dated opened: February 24, 2015

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers. All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.

During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers. Nonetheless, at ODI’s insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation. The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, areas with high absolute humidity and climatic conditions believed to be a significant factor in the inflator ruptures. As part of the recall actions, inflators removed from remedied vehicles are to be returned to Takata for testing.

Takata’s initial test results on passenger inflators from remedied vehicles indicated a much higher than anticipated rupture frequency for inflators returned from Florida. Accordingly ODI requested all 10 manufacturers expand the regional recalls for passenger inflators to include other geographic areas where high absolute humidity conditions exist, including the Gulf States and other coastal areas. Takata’s testing of the passenger inflators to date continues to indicate this geographic area as having the highest risk, with no ruptures occurring from inflators returned from outside the expanded recall regions. During PE14-016 four additional passenger inflator field events occurred, all in vehicles from the same expanded geographic region.

Also during PE14-016 four additional driver inflator field events occurred including two in vehicles from regions not known for high absolute humidity, specifically California and North Carolina. Accordingly, ODI requested all five of the affected vehicle manufacturers currently using the subject Takata driver inflators expand to nationwide recalls. Significantly, neither of the affected vehicle manufacturers or Takata provided any explanation to account for these two driver air bag inflator ruptures outside the area of high absolute humidity. Takata testing of returned driver inflators indicates a lower rupture frequency as compared to passenger inflator testing. All test ruptures reported by Takata to date have occurred on inflators returned from high absolute humidity areas.

The investigation now includes all manufacturers and vehicles known to be affected at this time. ODI’s investigation will focus on, among other things, root cause analysis, other potential defect consequences, identification of affected vehicles scope, and adequacy of the remedy.

The five ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10537899, 10568848, 10585224, 10605877, 10651492

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