EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “3 series” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1474/19
Summary
The head restraint interlock of the rear center seat may not have been welded sufficiently to the head restraint support rod bracket and could break. This could cause an inadvertent folding down of the head restraint in case of a rear impact, increasing the risk of an injury.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- 3 series · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1947, e1*2007/46*2017; type: G3L, G3K
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under BMW recall code: 0052910100.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 28 June and 1 August 2019.
What is the risk?
- The head restraint interlock of the rear center seat may not have been welded sufficiently to the head restraint support rod bracket and could break. This could cause an inadvertent folding down of the head restraint in case of a rear impact, increasing the risk of an injury.
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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