Recalls
Inadvertent side-impact air bag deployme
The subject vehicles air bag electronic control module contains programmable logic for deploying the side-impact air bags.Bmw revised the module several times over the span of the model years 1999 through 2002 (identified as mrs2.Ca, mrs2.Bb, mrs3, mrs3+ and mrs4).Although model year 1999.5 vehicles with version mrs2.Bb had 6.5% of the subject population, it accounted for 29% of the total reports received.The mrs2.Bb exposure adjusted report rate was almost 4 times higher than other 3 series air bag module versions.In august 2002, bmw initiated a recall campaign for 20,500 model 323i and 328i vehicles with version mrs2.Bb (nhtsa recall # 02v223000).In addition to experiencing a lower rate of non-crash deployments, most of the non-recalled vehicles also showed evidence of significant pothole/curb impact with some having additional undercarriage contact/scrape or suspension damage.See additional information
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