Bmw recall: Air bags
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 M60i, X5 M, xDrive 50e, 2024 X6 xDrive40i, X6 M60i, X6 M, 2024 X7 xDrive40i, X7 M60i, Alpina XB7, and 2023 XM vehicles. The knee air bag (driver and/or passenger) may not have been manufactured correctly, which can result in the knee air bag not deploying as intended.
What could happen
A knee air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will replace the knee air bag (driver and/or passenger), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Vehicles covered
- Bmw X5 2024
- Bmw X6 2024
- Bmw X7 2024
- Bmw Xm 2023
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V471000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- BMW Of North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 10, 2023
- Owners notified
- Sep 6, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,981
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Knee bolster
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Bmw / Mini / Rolls-Royce recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Jul 1, 2026
- Bmw recall: Air bags Dec 4, 2025
- Bmw recall: Air bags Oct 31, 2025
- Bmw recall: Electrical system Sep 25, 2025
- Bmw recall: Visibility Aug 27, 2025
- Bmw recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Oct 2, 2024
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.