Bmw 430i, Bmw 440i, Bmw 528i, Bmw 535d, Bmw 535i, Bmw 550i, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 20 December 2016. 3,506 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V914 cover?
- BMW 430I, BMW 440I, BMW 528I, BMW 535D, BMW 535I, BMW 550I, BMW 640I, BMW 650I, model years 2016-2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4,...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- 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: “If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V914 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Air Bags |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 December 2016 |
| Model years | 2016-2017 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 430I, BMW 440I, BMW 528I, BMW 535D, BMW 535I, BMW 550I, BMW 640I, BMW 650I, BMW I3, BMW I8, BMW M4, BMW M5, BMW M6, BMW X1 SAV |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service 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 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW 430i recalls: 18 US campaigns
- BMW 440i recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW 528i recalls: 13 US campaigns
- BMW 535d recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW 535i recalls: 9 US campaigns
- BMW 550i recalls: 8 US campaigns
- BMW 640i recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW 650i recalls: 4 US campaigns
- BMW I3 recalls: 8 US campaigns
- BMW I8 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW M4 recalls: 13 US campaigns
- BMW M5 recalls: 15 US campaigns
- BMW M6 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW X1 Sav recalls: 7 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V914, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v914/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V914 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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3897223f - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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