EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “X3” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1815/13
Summary
null In the event of an accident with airbag deployment, the passenger front airbag may not deploy correctly. This can lead to an increased risk of injury for the passenger. Additionally, parts of the instrument panel could be thrown into the passenger compartment.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- X3 · Types: X3, X-N1,EC type approvals: e1*2007/46*0512*06-*10, e1*2007/46*0454*07-*11
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Concerns vehicles built between January 2011 and April 2013.
What is the risk?
- null In the event of an accident with airbag deployment, the passenger front airbag may not deploy correctly. This can lead to an increased risk of injury for the passenger. Additionally, parts of the instrument panel could be thrown into the passenger compartment.
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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