Airbag recall for 1M

[Dee Pee]

My SA said he hadn't gotten a recall notice yet so I'm on hold for any supposed repairs.

[1mm2]

Originally Posted by Dee Pee

My SA said he hadn't gotten a recall notice yet so I'm on hold for any supposed repairs.

Same here so my question is this, are all 1M's affected or just a portion?

[analogue]

Originally Posted by Dee Pee

My SA said he hadn't gotten a recall notice yet so I'm on hold for any supposed repairs.

Plug your VIN in here: http://www.bmwusa.com/recall

It will likely show the recall info for 16V-071. They don't have parts yet and some say it might take up to a couple years before you will be able to get the fix. Until then, you have a car that is blacklisted for dealer trade-ins (unless BMW comes up with a legal loophole or you find a dealer willing to take your car on trade knowing they cannot legally resell it).

[champignon]

Maybe this is a good opportunity for picking up another 1M? Why anyone would sell or trade theirs in is to me the real question!

[redux]

Originally Posted by analogue

Plug your VIN in here: http://www.bmwusa.com/recall

It will likely show the recall info for 16V-071. They don't have parts yet and some say it might take up to a couple years before you will be able to get the fix. Until then, you have a car that is blacklisted for dealer trade-ins (unless BMW comes up with a legal loophole or you find a dealer willing to take your car on trade knowing they cannot legally resell it).

Year: 2011
Make and Model: BMW 1 Series M Coupe


February 5, 2016 | Recall Campaign No. 16V-071

DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG

Status:
Remedy not yet available

Last Updated: February 12, 2015


DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM

During air bag deployment in an accident, the driver's front air bag module may produce excessive internal pressure that could cause the inflator to rupture.


SAFETY RISK

Inflator rupture could result in metal fragments striking the driver or other passengers, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.


DESCRIPTION OF REPAIR

Your BMW center will replace the driver's front air bag module. However, due to the large volume of new inflators needed to repair vehicles, the necessary parts will not be immediately available. As a result, owners of affected vehicles will be informed of the recall in an initial notification letter. Once replacement parts become available BMW will send another notification letter to owners, beginning with older model year vehicles located in BMW's previously defined HAH (High Absolute Humidity) region and expanding accordingly as more parts become available.

For additional information or assistance, please contact Customer Relations and Services at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com, or at 1-800-525-7417.

[analogue]

Well, I was curious and felt like doing a little coding exercise.

I ran the check on all of the 740 1Ms in the US. As of today, the results are:

737 of 740 cars are part of the airbag recall (16V-071).
39 of 740 cars still have the battery recall open (13V-044)
2 of 740 are not recognized by the bmwusa.com website but work on the VIN decoder sites
1 car does not have any open recall (VT47814) That is either one very lucky car or they have a clerical error to fix.

[champignon]

Originally Posted by analogue

Well, I was curious and felt like doing a little coding exercise.

I ran the check on all of the 740 1Ms in the US. As of today, the results are:

737 of 740 cars are part of the airbag recall (16V-071).
39 of 740 cars still have the battery recall open (13V-044)
2 of 740 are not recognized by the bmwusa.com website but work on the VIN decoder sites
1 car does not have any open recall (VT47814) That is either one very lucky car or they have a clerical error to fix.

Any 1M in the US that was originally sold to the Canadian market will not show up on the bmwusa.com website. That includes my car. The Canadian cars have not been recalled, at least not yet. As to the battery cable recall, the Canadian dealer who previously serviced my car when it resided in Canada, told me that my car had not had the cable replaced and the recall was open. When the car got to the US, BMW USA told me that the battery cable recall HAD been done and was not open. My dealer in Idaho looked at the cable and said it was fine. I don't know how to resolve those discrepancies, other than that the car was taken in to a Montreal dealer prior to export to have the cluster changes to read MPH; it is possible that the Montreal dealer did the recall then, but i have no record of that.

I did read somewhere in a forum that 1Ms really were not at risk for the battery cable problem in any event. I don't know what the basis of that comment was, and it has been a year since I read it so I don't even remember where I read it.

[eeghie]

My US delivered car that I later on took home with me to EU, is serviced here for US-only recalls without hesitation. After performing the repair, my EU dealer somehow managed to get recall for the positive-supply-cable-connection-to-the-fusebox stricken from my car's recall list on the BMWNA website.

[analogue]

Originally Posted by eeghie

My US delivered car that I later on took home with me to EU, is serviced here for US-only recalls without hesitation. After performing the repair, my EU dealer somehow managed to get recall for the positive-supply-cable-connection-to-the-fusebox stricken from my car's recall list on the BMWNA website.

Does the bmwusa.com/recall website show your car as needing the airbag recall? I was wondering if the 2 cars that do not show up were exported with BMWNA's knowledge so they are no longer in the database of US cars. The 2 missing cars (VP75953 and VT47720) give the same "VIN not found" result as if you enter a Canadian VIN, but they were definitely built as US spec cars.

[eeghie]

Originally Posted by analogue

Does the bmwusa.com/recall website show your car as needing the airbag recall? ...

Yes!

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by Jedichurn

Anyone know if outside the US has a recall? IE Hong Kong?

So far nothing in Canada.

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by analogue

1 car does not have any open recall (VT47814) That is either one very lucky car or they have a clerical error to fix.

Or it has destroyed status.

[Dee Pee]

Status: Remedy not available

[nachob]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

So far nothing in Canada.

My car is Canadian but now in US, warm climate owned by US citizen. Bag is the same as US spec but not on the list. Interesting situation for me. One of the reasons I bought 1M was because it could carry my kids unlike Cayman, BRZ, etc. Now I worry a bit. I will probably replace the bag on my own if BMW doesn't come through.

[champignon]

Originally Posted by nachob

My car is Canadian but now in US, warm climate owned by US citizen. Bag is the same as US spec but not on the list. Interesting situation for me. One of the reasons I bought 1M was because it could carry my kids unlike Cayman, BRZ, etc. Now I worry a bit. I will probably replace the bag on my own if BMW doesn't come through.

I'm in the same boat, although the climate where I am is less warm . . . . my guess is that BMW will do a separate recall for Canadian 1-Series vehicles later, that they are trying to get the most critical cars (from hot areas) done first due to supply shortages and will get up to the Canadian cars later. At that point we will then be able to get our cars fixed in the USA. I'm not as worried because from my reading there have been zero actual hazardous incidents to date, and we presumably have some more time before this gets to be an actual risk in our cars.

[1mm2]

Originally Posted by nachob

My car is Canadian but now in US, warm climate owned by US citizen. Bag is the same as US spec but not on the list. Interesting situation for me. One of the reasons I bought 1M was because it could carry my kids unlike Cayman, BRZ, etc. Now I worry a bit. I will probably replace the bag on my own if BMW doesn't come through.

Just paid out the lease on mine today and they told me recall is coming, eta unknown.

[champignon]

Originally Posted by Dee Pee

Status: Remedy not available

That's sort of like if you are really ugly, but it's not just your nose, and plastic surgery can't help

[LukeM3]

The part I hate, is that when they go in and replace the airbag they'll have to penetrate the back of the steering wheel. That'll leave at least perforations or tear marks in the rubberized material. Or even worse, holes (if the tech is sloppy). It won't look new anymore. May not be noticeable to some, but I'll know it's there.

[nachob]

Originally Posted by LukeM3

The part I hate, is that when they go in and replace the airbag they'll have to penetrate the back of the steering wheel. That'll leave at least perforations or tear marks in the rubberized material. Or even worse, holes (if the tech is sloppy). It won't look new anymore. May not be noticeable to some, but I'll know it's there.

Yes it's a bummer if they tear it a little but for me the calculus is like this:

Tear in side of steering wheel < shrapnel cut in jugular


: )

[ayao]

Originally Posted by nachob

Yes it's a bummer if they tear it a little but for me the calculus is like this:

Tear in side of steering wheel < shrapnel cut in jugular


: )

Blood washes out of black leather ...

[nachob]

Originally Posted by ayao

Blood washes out of black leather ...

it's the orange stitching I am worried about! : )

[TheCaptain]

Originally Posted by nachob

I will probably replace the bag on my own if BMW doesn't come through.

What will you replace it with?