It recall campaign applies to the first generation BMW 1 series (E87), the fifth generation BMW 3 series (E90), as well as the first generation BMW X3 (E83).

Takata airbags are still talked about

The case with defective Japanese Takata airbags, which was announced in 2014, continues to lead to safety recalls around the world. Millions of vehicles have been affected by recall campaigns in recent years, and many manufacturers are worried: the German firm BMW there is no avoiding it.
The Bavarian manufacturer recently recalled numerous models (Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, X1, X3, X4, X5 and X6) to replace their faulty front airbags, which are at risk of exploding, which could cause injury to users vehicles equipped with Takata airbags.
A new recall campaign that has a no 0032520300 internally or 013588 at the KBA (German Federal Authority for the Automotive Industry), this time applies BMW series 1, 3 and X3 : a malfunction of the driver’s airbag inflator can cause uncontrolled deployment and release of metal fragments that can injure occupants when the airbag deploys unexpectedly.

BMW 1, 3 and X3 series: about 250,000 units at the time of the recall

In general, it would be no less than 251,468 copies worldwide who will be affected by this new recall campaign, including 69,387 in Germany and 21,184 in France. More details, this BMW 1 series first generation (E87), BMW 3 series fifth generation (E90) and BMW X3 first generation (E83), produced from April 6, 2004 to December 30, 2005.
BMW will notify affected owners of the issue by mail, and they will be asked to contact their BMW dealer for is supported, of course, absolutely free for customers. For all affected vehicles, BMW dealers will perform replacing the driver’s airbag incriminated
To find out if a vehicle is involved in a safety recall, BMW provides the BMW Safety Recalls website, where you simply enter your vehicle identification number (VIN) to get information about recalls for that vehicle.

If in doubt, do not hesitate to contact your usual BMW dealer to check whether your vehicle is affected by this recall campaign.