EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Bmw “X5 4.8i” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0326/13
Summary
null Motor oil may leak from the brake vacuum pump into the vacuum hose and from there onto the brake booster. In isolated cases, the motor oil could damage the membrane and affect the power assist braking. This would mean drivers having to depress the brake pedal harder in order to slow down or stop the vehicle. This could lead to a traffic accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- X5 4.8i · X5 4.8i (N62T engine) manufactured between May 2006 and March 2010.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: N/A
What is the risk?
- null Motor oil may leak from the brake vacuum pump into the vacuum hose and from there onto the brake booster. In isolated cases, the motor oil could damage the membrane and affect the power assist braking. This would mean drivers having to depress the brake pedal harder in order to slow down or stop the vehicle. This could lead to a traffic accident.
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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