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Passenger car – BMW “M5, M6, 5, 6”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 9 Jul 2019In the weekly report of 19 Jul 2019 (week 29, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
M5, M6, 5, 6
Type / model
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0230, e1*2001/116*0322, e1*2001/116*0297, e1*2001/116*0253; types: 560L, 560X, M560, 663C
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 5 February 2002 and 27 July 2010. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car under BMW recall code: 0061070500.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 5 February 2002 and 27 July 2010.
Risk
The battery positive (B+) transfer point in the boot may corrode. This can result in increased contact resistance, potentially leading to malfunction of the power supply and increased risk of fire.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1067/19
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-029 (XML)
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