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BMW - The drivers air bag fabric could be damaged by the air bag cover during deployment

Official notice

27 Apr 2020

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - The drivers air bag fabric could be damaged by the air bag cover during deployment. The driver's air bag fabric could be damaged by the air bag cover during deployment Published 2020-04-27.

What to do now

On the affected vehicles the driver�s airbag will be replaced.

Units affected

1,121

Recall number

R-2020-110

Official notice

2020-04-27

The hazard

The driver's air bag fabric could be damaged by the air bag cover during deployment

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

1 SERIES

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW 1 SERIES

Units affected

1,121

Risk / hazard

The driver's air bag fabric could be damaged by the air bag cover during deployment

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-2020-110

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-110

Campaign number

0032100300

Units affected

1,121

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-110

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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