EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “M550d, 750d, 750Ld” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0714/15
Summary
null Owing to a process error with the engine assembly, the chain tensioner may not have been tightened to specification, resulting in damage to the chain tensioner. In the worst case the chain tensioner may break and result in a large-scale oil leak, which may cause a potential risk for other road users.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- M550d, 750d, 750Ld · Type: 5L, 5K, 7L; EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0363*, e1*2007/46*0455*, e1*2007/46*0276*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Vehicles manufactured between 17 and 24 March 2015 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null Owing to a process error with the engine assembly, the chain tensioner may not have been tightened to specification, resulting in damage to the chain tensioner. In the worst case the chain tensioner may break and result in a large-scale oil leak, which may cause a potential risk for other road users.
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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