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Passenger car – BMW “X3, M6 Coupé, M6 Cabrio”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 31 Aug 2017In the weekly report of 8 Sep 2017 (week 36, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
X3, M6 Coupé, M6 Cabrio
Type / model
Type approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0512*, e1*2007/46*0454*, e1*2007/46*0361* Types: X3, X-N1, M5/M6
Batch numbers
The vehicles affected were produced between July 2011 and November 2012. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
The vehicles affected were produced between July 2011 and November 2012.
Risk
null The housing of the driver’s front airbag inflator may have been incorrectly welded. In the event of a crash with airbag activation, the inflator may consequently rupture. Metal fragments created as a result could pass through the airbag, causing fatal injuries to the vehicle occupants.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 8 Aug 2017
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1202/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-036 (XML)
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