EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “3 Series” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1207/14
Summary
null The front passenger-side inflators could create excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment after long-term exposure to high, absolute humidity environments. In a worst-case scenario, the inflator may rupture, possibly causing injury. Even if the inflator does not rupture, due to the specific design of the front passenger-side airbag module with its integrated inflator, any excessive internal pressure…
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- 3 Series · Type / Model / EC type-approval number: E46 / 3 series /Compact / e1*98/14*0167 / e1*2001/116*0167 E46 / 3 series / Coupé / e1*98/14*0112 / e1*2001/116*0167 E46 / 3 series / Convertible / e1*98/1.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured from May 1999 to August 2006.
What is the risk?
- null The front passenger-side inflators could create excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment after long-term exposure to high, absolute humidity environments. In a worst-case scenario, the inflator may rupture, possibly causing injury. Even if the inflator does not rupture, due to the specific design of the front passenger-side airbag module with its integrated inflator, any excessive internal pressure of the inflator could potentially result in an increased risk of airbag-induced injuries in a deployment event.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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