EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “X3, X4, X5, X6” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1330/16
Summary
null The housing of the driver's airbag inflator may have been incorrectly welded. In the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, the inflator may rupture. This might lead to metal fragments passing through the airbag and causing injury to the vehicle occupants.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- X3, X4, X5, X6 · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0512*, e1*2007/46*0454*, e1*2007/46*0421*, e1*2007/46*0412*;Types: X3, X5, X6, X-N1.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were produced between 7 May 2014 and 18 November 2014.
What is the risk?
- null The housing of the driver's airbag inflator may have been incorrectly welded. In the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, the inflator may rupture. This might lead to metal fragments passing through the airbag and causing injury to the vehicle 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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