What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2002215
- Recall date
- 19 November 2002
- Make
- Bmw
- Models
- 3 Series
- Model years
- 1999 to 2000
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Recalls Audit
- Vehicles affected
- 1,721
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain 323I and 328I vehicles may experience inadvertent or non-crash side impact lateral air bags deployment. In addition, the Battery Safety Terminal (BST) would also activate, disconnecting the starter cable from the battery. In this case, the vehicle electrical systems would continue to operate and the engine would continue to run; however, after the engine is turned off, it could not be restarted. Correction: Dealers will recalibrate the side airbag system in order to reduce the possibility of such non-crash deployments.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2002215.