Bmw X3, X4. Published by Transport Canada as 2021419 on 8 July 2021. System: Airbag.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the seat trim may not be properly attached to the front passenger seat. Over time, this could cause the occupant classification system (OCS) not to work properly. If this happens, the airbag system can turn off the passenger-front airbag even when an adult is sitting in the seat. …
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BMW X3 in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2021419
- Recall date
- 8 July 2021
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- X3, X4
- Model years
- 2018 to 2019
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 14
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the seat trim may not be properly attached to the front passenger seat. Over time, this could cause the occupant classification system (OCS) not to work properly. If this happens, the airbag system can turn off the passenger-front airbag even when an adult is sitting in the seat.Safety Risk:
In a crash where an airbag is required, an airbag that does not inflate could increase the risk of injury for an adult passenger.Corrective Action:
BMW will notify owners by mail and instruct you to make an appointment with a dealer to replace the front passenger seat cushion (including the occupant classification system).
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 2021419.
BMW elsewhere in this register
BMW is named on 449 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2021448 · 21 July 2021 · 2 Series, 3 Door, 5 Door · Seats And Restraints
- 2021469 · 29 July 2021 · 3 Series, X5, 5 Series · Fuel System
- 2021479 · 3 August 2021 · 7 Series, 3 Series, X4 · Brakes
- 2021354 · 27 May 2021 · 3 Series · Airbag
- 2021596 · 24 September 2021 · X3, 5 Series, Cooper Countryman · High Voltage
- 2021647 · 22 October 2021 · X4 · Lights And Instruments
- 2021711 · 19 November 2021 · X5, 5 Series, 3 Series · Engine
- 2021093 · 24 February 2021 · 3 Series, 4 Series, 2 Series · Steering
The same system: Airbag
734 notices in this register name Airbag. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2021431 · 13 July 2021 · GLC Class, G Class · Airbag
- 2021412 · 2 July 2021 · Mazda3 · Airbag
- 2021410 · 1 July 2021 · Silverado HD, Sierra HD, Sierra · Airbag
- 2021404 · 30 June 2021 · Jetta · Airbag
- 2021391 · 23 June 2021 · TT, S4, A4 · Airbag
- 2021488 · 5 August 2021 · CT5, CT4 · Airbag
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a BMW: 449 in the register, and 658 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2021.
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