EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “X3, X4” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1525/18
Summary
The coating of the rear brake caliper piston is defective, and impacts the piston movement. This can lead to reduced brake performance, or the rear brake circuit could even fail. This increases the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- X3, X4 · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1797*, e1*2007/46*1881*00; Types: G3X, G4X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between 15 April 2018 and 27 June 2018. Recall code: 0034370200
What is the risk?
- The coating of the rear brake caliper piston is defective, and impacts the piston movement. This can lead to reduced brake performance, or the rear brake circuit could even fail. This increases the risk of an accident.
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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