BMW US has issued a recall for a total of 6,073 vehicles comprising of its i3 electric car and several MINI Cooper models due to a manufacturing error of the affected vehicles’ front passenger side airbag. In the event of a crash, the airbag might not deploy properly to restrain the passenger as a result of the defect, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.
In a statement issued by the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the models affected by this recall include 923 units of the BMW i3 (2014 to 2015 model year).
As for the remaining 5,150 affected vehicles, they are comprised of the two-door MINI Cooper and Cooper S (2014 to 2016 model year); two-door MINI John Cooper Works (2015 to 2016 model year); and four-door MINI Cooper and Cooper S (2015 to 2016 model year).
According to BMW US, no accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of this issue. Customers who own the affected vehicles will be contacted by the carmaker to bring their vehicles in, and have the defective airbags replaced at no extra charge.
The NHTSA also stated that the airbag supplier is indeed Takata, but has no relation to cases where faulty inflators caused metal shards to be spewed into the passenger cabin. According to BMW Malaysia, the cars here are not affected by this recall, but if customers wants further peace of mind, they can visit an authorised dealership for clarification.
BMW iX3
from RM378,800 
BMW M3 Touring
from RM898,800 
BMW iX1 L
from RM252,800 
BMW iX
from RM425,800 
BMW X3
from RM325,800 
BMW M5
from RM1,200,800 
BMW M4 Coupe
from RM878,800 
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe
from RM173,800 
BMW 3 Series
from RM267,800 
Actually VW also got airbag recall. Jetta & Golf GTE hybrid affected.
And I read in today’s Kosmo that a E89 Z4 burned at P’siaran Jln Kristal, Sect. 7, Shah Alam. The cause was short circuit in electronic system.