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Passenger car – BMW “1 series, 5 series, 7 series, X3, X5, X6”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 21 Aug 2013In the weekly report of 30 Aug 2013 (week 34, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
1 series, 5 series, 7 series, X3, X5, X6
Type / model
Types: 187, 1K2, 1K4, 182, 1C, 560L, 701, 7L, X83, X70 Sales designations: 1 series, 5 series, 7 series, X3, X5, X6 with diesel engine, EC type approvals: e1*2001/116*0287*, e1*2007/46*0273*, e1*.....
Batch numbers
Concerns vehicles built between May 2009 and November 2009. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
Concerns vehicles built between May 2009 and November 2009.
Risk
null An unreliable internal contact in the fuel filter heater can lead to the fuel filter heater being permanently activated, even when the vehicle is stationary. In a few isolated cases, the fuel filter heater may as a result become overheated.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1128/13
    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-2013-034 (XML)
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