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Passenger car X5, M X5, X6, M X6 – BMW

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 27 Jun 2012In the weekly report of 6 Jul 2012 (week 27, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car X5, M X5, X6, M X6
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Type / model
X5 and M X5, E70 / X6 M X6, E71 from 20/04/2012 till 04/06/2012. Right-hand drive vehicles are not concerned.
Description
Passenger car
Risk
null A pressure drop could arise in the hydraulic steering system causing a sudden loss of power steering assistance. Under certain circumstances, hydraulic oil could spray on hot components in the engine compartment and ignite.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0955/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-027 (XML)
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