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BMW - Rear spoiler may be insecure

Official notice

19 Mar 2018

Last checked

19 Mar 2018

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Rear spoiler may be insecure. Rear spoiler may be insecure Published 2018-03-19.

What to do now

On affected vehicles inspect the attachment of the spoiler and where necessary install new fixings.

Units affected

2,397

Recall number

R-2018-073

Official notice

2018-03-19

The hazard

Rear spoiler may be insecure

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

2,397

Risk / hazard

Rear spoiler may be insecure

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-2018-073

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-073

Campaign number

0051270400

Units affected

2,397

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-073

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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