2 recalls across 7 model years
The BMW 323iT has 2 recalls covering the 2000–2005 model years, both involving Takata airbag inflators that can rupture or explode and send metal fragments into the cabin, raising the risk of serious injury or death.
Both recalls affect the airbag inflators rather than the airbag fabric itself. On 2000–2005 models, the passenger-side frontal airbag inflator contains a propellant that can become unstable over time and explode with excessive force during deployment, scattering sharp metal fragments toward the driver and passengers. On 2000–2001 models, certain vehicles that previously received a replacement driver-side airbag as part of an earlier repair may have received an inflator with the same rupture risk, again capable of sending metal fragments into the cabin during a crash.
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