BMW X4 is manufactured in the U.S. with major suppliers also located here.
BMW of North America is recalling 2019 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X4 M40i vehicles. The instrument panel assembly may have been improperly manufactured, affecting the deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag. The German maker is also recalling 2018 i3 BEV and i3 REx hybrid electric vehicles.
The instrument panel recall component may not have been manufactured by DRÄXLMAIER with the specified lamination adhesive between the instrument panel’s outer skin and surface. If an accident were to occur in which deployment of the passenger front air bag was necessary, the opening of the air bag cover may not function as designed which could impair deployment.
On 2018 i3 BEV and i3 REx hybrid electric vehicles, a circuit board problem within the Electric Motor Electronics (EME) module may shutdown the supply of high voltage electrical power. A shut down of high-voltage electrical power would result in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a car crash, not a Microsoft crash.
Remedies
BMW will notify known X owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel assembly, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW will notify the known electric vehicles owners, and dealers will replace the EME module, free of charge as required by U.S> law. The recall component contains a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that may not have been produced to specifications by Zollner Elektronik AG. The recall is expected to begin June 7, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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.safercar.gov.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Bad BMW Recalls on X, Battery Hybrid and Electrical Models
BMW X4 is manufactured in the U.S. with major suppliers also located here.
BMW of North America is recalling 2019 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X4 M40i vehicles. The instrument panel assembly may have been improperly manufactured, affecting the deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag. The German maker is also recalling 2018 i3 BEV and i3 REx hybrid electric vehicles.
The instrument panel recall component may not have been manufactured by DRÄXLMAIER with the specified lamination adhesive between the instrument panel’s outer skin and surface. If an accident were to occur in which deployment of the passenger front air bag was necessary, the opening of the air bag cover may not function as designed which could impair deployment.
On 2018 i3 BEV and i3 REx hybrid electric vehicles, a circuit board problem within the Electric Motor Electronics (EME) module may shutdown the supply of high voltage electrical power. A shut down of high-voltage electrical power would result in a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a car crash, not a Microsoft crash.
Remedies
BMW will notify known X owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel assembly, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
BMW will notify the known electric vehicles owners, and dealers will replace the EME module, free of charge as required by U.S> law. The recall component contains a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that may not have been produced to specifications by Zollner Elektronik AG. The recall is expected to begin June 7, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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.safercar.gov.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.