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Passenger car – BMW “7 Series, 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 25 Nov 2016In the weekly report of 2 Dec 2016 (week 48, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
7 Series, 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo
Type / model
Types: 701, 7L, HY, GT, K-N1, 5L, 5K, KL; EC type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0490, e1*2007/46*0276, e1*2007/46*0323, e1*2007/46*0215, e1*2007/46*0508, e1*2007/46*0363, e1*2007/46*0455, e1*KS07.....
Batch numbers
Vehicles built between 2008 and 2012 are affected. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car.
Production dates
Vehicles built between 2008 and 2012 are affected.
Risk
null The airbag central sensor has been programmed with faulty software. In the event of an accident requiring activation of the passive safety systems, the seat-belt tensioner, front airbags and active head restraints will not be activated, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.
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 A12/1571/16
    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-2016-048 (XML)
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