EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “3 Series, 5 Series, X5” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0266/17
Summary
null If the driver's airbag is deployed, the inflator might burst if it was subject to high air humidity, high temperatures and substantial temperature fluctuations over a number of years. This may result in the ejection of metal parts, which could cause injury or death to the driver and the passengers.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- 3 Series, 5 Series, X5 · Type-approvals: e1*98/14*0097, *0144, *0167, *0112, *0146, *0150, *0028, *0111, *0153; e1*2001/116*0144, *0167, *0112, *0146, *0150, *0282, *0153; e9*98/14*0022*; types: 346L, 346X, 346K, 346C, 3.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between July 1999 and January 2003. Only vehicles for which the inflator of the driver's airbag has been exchanged as part of a service are affected.
What is the risk?
- null If the driver's airbag is deployed, the inflator might burst if it was subject to high air humidity, high temperatures and substantial temperature fluctuations over a number of years. This may result in the ejection of metal parts, which could cause injury or death to the driver and the passengers.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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