Select BMW 2-Series, 3-Series, And 4-Series Models May Not Make Seat Belt Chime

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BMW has issued a recall for a number of 2-Series, 3-Series, and 4-Series models in the United States. It will prove to be a little bit of an inconvenience for owners but fortunately, it is not related to a particularly pressing or urgent safety issue.

The car manufacturer’s recall notice issued through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals that certain vehicles have a Receiver Audio Module control unit that may play up. BMW says that at certain times, this control unit may fail to make the correct audible warning that it needs to and as such, it may not correctly generate any audible seat belt warning indicators. If that’s the case then the vehicles may not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 Section 7.3a.

A total of 144 vehicles are involved in the recall. These consist of approximately 120 BMW 330i, 330i xDrive, and M340i models built for the 2019-2022 model years between January 22, 2019 and October 12, 2021, as well as a single 2022 430i Coupe built on October 12, 2021. The recall also impacts two 2021-2022 BMW 430i and M440i Convertible models manufactured from February 25, 2021 to November 5, 2021 as well as 21 examples of the 2020-2022 228i xDrive Gran Coupe models manufactured from February 22, 2020 to October 13, 2021.

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BMW first became aware of a potential issue on July 17, 2023, when a delayed interior audio output was discovered on a vehicle during a post-assembly quality check at its plant in Graz, Austria. Over the following two weeks, the company determined that this issue could impact a handful of models in the U.S. It is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to the issue.

Owners of impacted vehicles will be alerted by October 6, 2023 and instructed to bring their vehicle to a dealership where the Receiver Audio Module will have its software updated.