3 recalls across 6 model years
The BMW 1 Series M has 3 recalls covering 2008-2013 model years, the most serious being a driver's frontal airbag inflator defect on 2008-2013 vehicles where the inflator can rupture in a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.
The airbag inflator issue is the subject of two separate recall filings covering the same underlying defect across the 2008-2013 model years, with the risk being the same in both: metal fragments from a ruptured inflator striking the driver or other occupants during deployment.
On the drivetrain side, 2011-2012 models have a constant velocity joint that can fracture, cutting drive power to the wheels and raising the risk of a crash.
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