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BMW - Deployment of the passenger airbag could damage the instrument panel

Official notice

22 Apr 2020

Last checked

22 Apr 2020

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Deployment of the passenger airbag could damage the instrument panel. Deployment of the passenger airbag could damage the instrument panel Published 2020-04-22.

What to do now

On the affected vehicle the instrument panel trim will be replaced

Units affected

1

Recall number

R-2020-116

Official notice

2020-04-22

The hazard

Deployment of the passenger airbag could damage the instrument panel

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

X3

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW X3

Units affected

1

Risk / hazard

Deployment of the passenger airbag could damage the instrument panel

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

BMW

Manufacturer

Bmw

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-116

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-116

Campaign number

0051890400 � BMW

Units affected

1

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-116

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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