4 recalls across 7 model years
The BMW 328Ci has 4 recalls covering the 2000–2006 model years, all centered on Takata airbag inflators that can explode during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a serious injury or death risk to the driver and passengers.
All four recalls address the same underlying hazard: frontal airbag inflators that can rupture rather than deploy normally. The passenger-side inflator recall covers the broadest range, spanning 2000–2006 models, where non-desiccated Takata inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate propellant can explode and scatter sharp metal fragments. The driver-side inflator recalls cover 2000–2001 models across multiple filings, including one specifically targeting vehicles that received a replacement driver airbag as part of a prior repair, meaning the replacement part carries the same rupture risk as the original. On 2000 models, a separate driver-side inflator type without that propellant formula also carries a fragmentation risk in a crash. Across all four recalls, the shared consequence is the same: an airbag meant to cushion the occupant can instead become a source of high-speed metal debris inside the cabin.
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