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Bmw

Official notice

18 Mar 2015

Last checked

18 Mar 2015

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Bmw. Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection. The air bag control module was programmed with incorrect software which could affect the deployment timing of the driver's front air bag. This could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in a crash where airbag deployment is warranted. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the the airbag control module. Published 2015-03-18.

What to do now

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Recall number

69578

Official notice

2015-03-18

The hazard

Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection. The air bag control module was programmed with incorrect software which could affect the deployment timing of the driver's front air bag. This could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in a crash where airbag deployment is warranted. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the the airbag control module.

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Recall Numbers

69578

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 4 SERIES

Risk / hazard

Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection. The air bag control module was programmed with incorrect software which could affect the deployment timing of the driver's front air bag. This could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in a crash where airbag deployment is warranted. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the the airbag control module.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

69578

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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