NHTSA Recall 07V178000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V178000; Date: Apr. 25, 2007
In some cases, the sensing system may misinterpret a properly seated small adult as one of these specific child seats, resulting in deactivation of the front passenger air bag when the air bag might be beneficial for the adult, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2007 BMW 6-series
Component: Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control Module
Manufactured by: Bmw Of North America, Llc
Affected Units:: 225
Recall Summary:
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection. ' the front passenger seat has a sensing system to detect if the seat is occupied. This sensing is programmed to detect if the seat is occupied by a small adult or certain child restraint seats. Placing certain child seats on the front passenger seat is designed to result in the automatic deactivation of the front seat passenger's air bag.
How to Fix:
Dealers will replace the front passenger seat sensor. The recall began on may 21, 2007. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.
Recall Notes:
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: May 21, 2007
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