{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "BMW recall 25V748: inflator module, 5,361 vehicles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v748/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V748 (BMW): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or de...",
  "excerpt": "Bmw X5, model years 2000 to 2001. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 31 October 2025. 5,361 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 X5 vehicles that may be equipped with a sport steering wheel containing a Takata PSDI-4 air bag inflator. The inflator may explode during deployment due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature, … 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. This is one of the small number of campaigns where owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all until it is repaired. 25V748 BMW of North America, LLC Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 31 October 2025 2000-2001 BMW X5 This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 X5 vehicles that may be equipped with a sport steering wheel containing a Takata PSDI-4 air bag inflator. The inflator may explode during deployment due to propellant degradation occurring a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-19T10:22:36+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-26T22:15:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"BMW recall 25V748: inflator module, 5,361 vehicles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v748/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}