09-15-2014, 05:29 PM | #1 | |
There and back again
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: 2003 BMW 325xiT; looking for a new fun car
Location: New York
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Get your BMW airbag recall notice yet?
For those of us that still have BMWs, at least...
Since the issue first became public in 2012, I've been corresponding w/ BMWNA about whether my car is affected. After denying the issue for over a year and a half, today I get the dreaded recall letter. And, of course, it says "At this time we do not have parts to conduct this recall...". Of course not. You only had 18 months to prepare... There are an additional 573,935 BMWs affected in this "new" recall: Code:
Model Year / Model Approximate Number Affected 2000 - 2005 / 3 Series Sedan 330,650 2000 - 2006 / 3 Series Coupe 93,570 2000 - 2005 / 3 Series Sports Wagon 17,527 2000 - 2006 / 3 Series Convertible 94,568 2001 - 2006 / M3 Coupe 22,341 2001 - 2006 / M3 Convertible 15,279 So now I have to wait for notification that replacements are available, decide which dealer I want to mangle my car, and then pull off the wood trim (Birch Anthracite Individual - NLA) and glove box before I let them attack my car. The recall was agreed on in July and BMW was supposed to notify customers in August. The letter I got says "September 2014" on the first page. Way to go, BMW. In the past, I'd probably have sided with the automakers when they claimed that the Feds were on a witch hunt to force recalls. But Takata (the airbag manufacturer) knew about this issue since the late 2000's at the latest, and tried to keep the info secret. Air Bag Flaw, Long Known to Honda and Takata, Led to Recalls (NY Times). Quote:
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