The 2007 BMW 335xi has 3 recalls, the most serious being two separate airbag inflator defects where the driver-side airbag can explode during deployment, sending sharp metal fragments into the cabin and potentially causing serious injury or death.
Both airbag concerns involve the driver-side frontal inflator. One affects the original factory-installed inflator module, which can rupture violently rather than deploy normally. The other involves vehicles where the steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport unit carrying an inflator with the same explosion risk. Together, these two defects mean that in a crash, the system meant to protect the driver can become a source of serious injury instead. The third recall is a fire risk: wiring and electrical connectors that control airflow through the heating and air conditioning system can overheat, which may cause those connectors to melt and potentially start a fire, even when the car is parked and unattended.
At a glance
What can fail
The driver's air bag inflator in certain replacement sport or M-sport steering wheels can explode when the air bag deploys.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect and replace the driver's air bag module at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The driver frontal air bag inflator may explode due to chemical breakdown after prolonged exposure to humidity, heat, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Replace the driver air bag inflator. On X5 and X6 models, only the inflator is replaced. Repair is free.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The wiring and electrical connectors that control airflow in the heating and air conditioning system may overheat.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the wiring and electrical connectors at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
