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BMW - X5, x6

Official notice

10 Aug 2018

Last checked

10 Aug 2018

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns BMW - X5, x6. The ball stud of the left wishbone (control arm) on the front axle is inadequate. As a consequence, it could break and lead to impaired steering. Published 2018-08-10.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/1182/18

Official notice

2018-08-10

The hazard

The ball stud of the left wishbone (control arm) on the front axle is inadequate. As a consequence, it could break and lead to impaired steering.

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car

Product 2

X5, X6

Risk / hazard

The ball stud of the left wishbone (control arm) on the front axle is inadequate. As a consequence, it could break and lead to impaired steering.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/1182/18

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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