EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “7 Series” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0484/16
Summary
null There might be a metallic stamping residue inside the housing of the airbag control unit. In case of a crash, it might come into contact with the circuit board and cause a short circuit. As a result, the airbags would not deploy, thus increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- 7 Series · Type: 7 L.EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0276. Model: G11 and G12
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between October 2014 and June 2015.
What is the risk?
- null There might be a metallic stamping residue inside the housing of the airbag control unit. In case of a crash, it might come into contact with the circuit board and cause a short circuit. As a result, the airbags would not deploy, thus increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.
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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