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Passenger car – BMW “3 series, 5 series, X5”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 1 Dec 2015In the weekly report of 11 Dec 2015 (week 49, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
3 series, 5 series, X5
Type / model
Type-approvals: e1*98/14*0097, e1*98/14*0144, e1*2001/116*0144, e1*98/14*0167, e1*2001/116*0167, e1*98/14*0112, e1*2001/116*0112, e1*98/14*0146, e1*2001/116*0146, e1*98/14*0150, e1*2001/116*0150.....
Batch numbers
The following manufacturing periods are concerned: BMW 3 series: January 2002 to August 2006; BMW 5 series: March 2002 to December 2003; BMW X5: February to October 2003. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
The following manufacturing periods are concerned: BMW 3 series: January 2002 to August 2006; BMW 5 series: March 2002 to December 2003; BMW X5: February to October 2003.
Risk
null The inflater of the driver's airbag may burst when the airbag is activated if it has been exposed to high humidity over a number of years. If the inflater bursts, metal parts may be expelled and cause serious or fatal injuries.
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 A12/1569/15
    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-2015-049 (XML)
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