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BMW - Front airbags and seat belt tensioners may fail to deploy when needed

Official notice

16 Nov 2016

Last checked

16 Nov 2016

Critical riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Front airbags and seat belt tensioners may fail to deploy when needed. Front airbags and seat belt tensioners may fail to deploy when needed Published 2016-11-16.

What to do now

Recall all affected vehicles for the replacement of the airbag/srs central sensor.

Units affected

1,047

Recall number

R-2016-265

Official notice

2016-11-16

The hazard

Front airbags and seat belt tensioners may fail to deploy when needed

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

7 SERIES

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW 7 SERIES

Units affected

1,047

Risk / hazard

Front airbags and seat belt tensioners may fail to deploy when needed

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

BMW

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-2016-265

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2016-265

Campaign number

0065940200

Units affected

1,047

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-265

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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