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SevereNHTSA·24V138000·Announced 2025-11-02

2024 BMW X5 and X7 instrument panel may separate during airbag deployment

2024 BMW X5 and X7 vehicles may have improperly manufactured instrument panels that could separate during airbag deployment, potentially striking occupants or causing airbags to function improperly.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a structural vehicle defect affecting the instrument panel and airbag system. The defect can result in panel separation with pieces striking occupants or improper airbag deployment during a crash, meeting the rubric criterion for Severe (Score 4).

Plain-English summary

BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2024 BMW X5 and X7 vehicles due to improper instrument panel manufacturing. The instrument panel may not have been manufactured properly, which can result in the panel separating during airbag deployment or the airbag deploying improperly.

If the instrument panel separates during airbag deployment, pieces of the panel could strike occupants. If the airbag deploys improperly, it may not restrain occupants as intended during a crash. Either scenario increases the risk of injury.

This recall affects certain 2024 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, and X7 xDrive40i vehicles. Approximately 8 vehicles are affected.

Owners should contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 to schedule a free replacement of the instrument panel. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 16, 2024. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov for more information.

The recalled product

Product
2024 BMW X5
Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Airbag System / Instrument Panel
Hazard
  • airbag-failure
  • panel-separation
  • impact-injury
Affected units
8

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • X5
  • X7

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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