{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "BMW recall 21V176: 2021 430i and M440I 4 Series Convertible",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v176/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V176 (BMW): An air bag that deploys incorrectly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 430i, Bmw M440i, model year 2021. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 15 March 2021. 1,850 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 430i and M440i 4 Series Convertible vehicles. In certain side-impact crashes, the head-thorax air bag may not deploy as intended. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An air bag that deploys incorrectly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.” 21V176 BMW of North America, LLC Air Bags:Side/Window:Thorax 15 March 2021 2021-2021 BMW 430I, BMW M440I An air bag that deploys incorrectly can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Dealers will update the software, at no charge. All affected vehicles are still in dealer inventory, and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. The recall began March 9, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component fi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:40:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:40:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"BMW recall 21V176: 2021 430i and M440I 4 Series Convertible\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v176/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}