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BMW - Fire may occur

Official notice

27 Apr 2012

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Fire may occur. Fire may occur Published 2012-04-27.

What to do now

The water pump will be replaced for a new more robust version.

Units affected

21

Recall number

R-2012-049

Official notice

2012-04-27

The hazard

Fire may occur

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

X6

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW X6

Units affected

21

Risk / hazard

Fire may occur

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Bmw

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2012-049

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2012-049

Campaign number

0011930200

Units affected

21

Classification

DVSA recall R-2012-049

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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