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Passenger car – BMW “Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, X3, X4, X5, X6, i8”

Serious risk Fire, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 29 Nov 2016In the weekly report of 9 Dec 2016 (week 49, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, X3, X4, X5, X6, i8
Type / model
Type: 1K4, 1K2, 1C, 3L, 3K, 3-V, 3K-N1, 3C, X3, X5, X6, X-N1, BMWi-2; EC type-approval:e1*2007/46*0283*, e1*2007/46*0273*, e1*2007/46*0277*, e1*2007/46*0314*, e1*2007/46*0315*, e1*2007/46*055.....
Batch numbers
Vehicles built between 2011 and 2016 are affected. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
Vehicles built between 2011 and 2016 are affected.
Risk
null The control unit of the electronic power steering may have been incorrectly manufactured. This may cause a fire even when the vehicle is parked. Furthermore, steering assistance might fail while driving.
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 A12/1587/16
    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-2016-049 (XML)
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