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BMW - Front passenger airbag may not deploy correctly

Official notice

10 Dec 2013

Last checked

10 Dec 2013

Critical riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Front passenger airbag may not deploy correctly. Front passenger airbag may not deploy correctly Published 2013-12-10.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to replace the instrument panel.

Units affected

4

Recall number

R-2013-137

Official notice

2013-12-10

The hazard

Front passenger airbag may not deploy correctly

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

4

Risk / hazard

Front passenger airbag may not deploy correctly

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-2013-137

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2013-137

Campaign number

0051260300

Units affected

4

Classification

DVSA recall R-2013-137

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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