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Vehicle recall 07V178000 · April 25, 2007

2007 BMW 6 Series

Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the front passenger seat has a…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the front passenger seat has a sensing system to detect if the seat is occupied. This sensing is programmed to detect if the seat is occupied by a small adult or certain child restraint seats. Placing certain child seats on the front passenger seat is designed to result in the automatic deactivation of the front seat passenger's air bag.
Consequence
In some cases, the sensing system may misinterpret a properly seated small adult as one of these specific child seats, resulting in deactivation of the front passenger air bag when the air bag might be beneficial for the adult, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the front passenger seat sensor. The recall began on may 21, 2007. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.
Notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
07V178000
Reported to NHTSA
April 25, 2007
Filed by
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Owner notification
May 21, 2007
Vehicles potentially affected
225
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Recall 07V178000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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