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BMW recall 10V254: Model Year 2008-2011 1-Series

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Bmw 1 Series, model years 2008 to 2011. Filed by Bmw Of North America, Llc and reported to NHTSA on 10 June 2010. 31,935 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Bmw is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 1-series vehicles. in a crash of sufficient severity, deployment of the front pre-tensioner and load-limiter occurs.

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.

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 10V254 cover?
BMW 1 Series, model years 2008-2011.
What is wrong with them?
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 1-SERIES VEHICLES. IN A CRASH OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY, DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PRE-TENSIONER AND LOAD-LIMITER OCCURS.
What can happen if it is not put right?
THE INSULATION AROUND THE PRE-TENSIONER COULD IGNITE.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. VEHICLES PRODUCED UP THROUGH DECEMBER 2009 WILL RECEIVE NEW FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR UNITS AND A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS, WHILE VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY 2010 AND MAY 2010 WILL RECEIVE A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

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: “THE INSULATION AROUND THE PRE-TENSIONER COULD IGNITE.”

31,935vehicles potentially
affected
1model named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 10 June 2010owners told 23 August 2010today
The defect reached the regulator on 10 June 2010. Owners were written to 74 days later, on 23 August 2010. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign10V254
Filed byBMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
System at faultSeat Belts:Front:Retractor
Reported to NHTSA10 June 2010
Model years2008-2011
Vehicles namedBMW 1 SERIES

What the notice says today

The consequence

THE INSULATION AROUND THE PRE-TENSIONER COULD IGNITE.

The remedy

VEHICLES PRODUCED UP THROUGH DECEMBER 2009 WILL RECEIVE NEW FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR UNITS AND A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS, WHILE VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY 2010 AND MAY 2010 WILL RECEIVE A MODIFICATION TO THE SOUND INSULATION NEAR THE UNITS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.

What it said before

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 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V254, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v254/

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