Originally Posted by oldskewel

And did they tell you that you don't actually need a new airbag, since you don't have a sport steering wheel? And yeah, there's not even anything to look at if you have a regular 4-spoke steering wheel?

There's a thread on here about the airbag recall, and I am convinced the geniuses at BMW corporate have turned this Takata recall into a money making scheme. My statistical analysis so far from that thread, shows a 0% chance of getting an airbag replaced, and 100% chance of getting a $1200+ estimate for something else. Seriously. Check it out:

https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...ag-recall.html

So yeah, it's clearly a 30 minute job, even with a few smoke breaks. But the $1200 is mandatory per the recall protocol. You DO get free coffee with that though, which should take some of the sting off.