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BMW - On affected vehicles the high voltage battery may suffer a low impedance short circuit within a cell module

Official notice

21 Aug 2023

Last checked

21 Aug 2023

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - On affected vehicles the high voltage battery may suffer a low impedance short circuit within a cell module. On affected vehicles the high voltage battery may suffer a low impedance short circuit within a cell module Published 2023-08-21.

What to do now

Replace the defective cell module in the high voltage battery�

Units affected

1

Recall number

R-2023-253

Official notice

2023-08-21

The hazard

On affected vehicles the high voltage battery may suffer a low impedance short circuit within a cell module

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

IX1

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW iX1

Units affected

1

Risk / hazard

On affected vehicles the high voltage battery may suffer a low impedance short circuit within a cell module

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-2023-253

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2023-253

Campaign number

0061990700

Units affected

1

Classification

DVSA recall R-2023-253

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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