EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “5 series, 7 series” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0882/17
Summary
null Owing to a defect in the ball head of the brake pedal, the brake lights may be permanently activated, even during driving, without any error warning being shown. This might have an impact on road users following the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- 5 series, 7 series · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1688, e1*2007/46*1750, e1*2007/46*0276; types: G5L, G5K, 7L.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 16 May 2017 and 20 May 2017.
What is the risk?
- null Owing to a defect in the ball head of the brake pedal, the brake lights may be permanently activated, even during driving, without any error warning being shown. This might have an impact on road users following the vehicle.
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: 12/06/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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