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Passenger car - BMW 1 Series Cabrio (US model) and BMW 1 Series Coupé (US model). BMW
Official notice
23 Jul 2010
Last checked
23 Jul 2010
An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Passenger car - BMW 1 Series Cabrio (US model) and BMW 1 Series Coupé (US model). BMW. The product poses a risk of fire because the clearance between the front seatbelt retractor and the sound insulation is too small. In a crash of sufficient severity, with deployment of the front seatbelt pre-tensioner and load-limiter it is possible in very exceptional cases that the sound insulation around the front seatbelt retractor could ignite. Published 2010-07-23.
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The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.
Recall number
1106/10
Official notice
2010-07-23
The hazard
The hazard
The product poses a risk of fire because the clearance between the front seatbelt retractor and the sound insulation is too small. In a crash of sufficient severity, with deployment of the front seatbelt pre-tensioner and load-limiter it is possible in very exceptional cases that the sound insulation around the front seatbelt retractor could ignite.
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