OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 13V564000

NHTSA campaign 13V564000 covers 19 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 76,565 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received November 12, 2013 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 13V564000 says

NHTSA campaign 13V564000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Defect summary

BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2006 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans and 325xi sports wagons, model year 2007 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi sedans and 328i and 328xi sports wagons, model year 2006-2007 525i, 525xi, 530i, 530xi, 550i sedans and 530xi sports wagons, model year 2006 760i sedans, model year 2006-2007 750i, 750Li, and 760Li sedans, and model year 2006 X5 sports activity vehicles, equipped with certain seat types. The front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if and how the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and develop cracks which could lead to a system failure.

Consequence summary

Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 13V564000

For NHTSA campaign 13V564000, the filed corrective action says: BMW will notify owners with an interim notification letter in January 2014 since parts are not currently available. When parts are available, BMW sent a second letter in August and dealers will repair the occupant detection mat to eliminate the possibility that it may crack, free of charge. Additionally, owners of model year 2006-2007 3 Series with standard seats, 5 Series with comfort seats, and Z4 models, will receive an extended warranty on their front passenger seat occupant detection mat. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].

BMW will notify owners with an interim notification letter in January 2014 since parts are not currently available. When parts are available, BMW sent a second letter in August and dealers will repair the occupant detection mat to eliminate the possibility that it may crack, free of charge. Additionally, owners of model year 2006-2007 3 Series with standard seats, 5 Series with comfort seats, and Z4 models, will receive an extended warranty on their front passenger seat occupant detection mat. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].

Owner notification: August 29, 2014
Filing manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 13V564000

RecallRoad links 19 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 13V564000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.