BMW drivers are urged to check if their vehicle is subject to an airbag recall, included as part of larger Takata airbag recall.
UPDATE 1/8/2018, 12:00 p.m.: Takata has announced the recall of another 3.3 million front-airbag inflators. These include original-equipment and replacement parts in vehicles from the 2009, 2010, and 2013 model years produced by automakers Audi, BMW, Fiat Chrys...
Airbag Malfunction The Takata recall was initiated after the discovery that inflators inside the airbag could overpressurize and rupture when deployed after an accident. When the inflator ruptures, metal fragments can be sprayed into the vehicle cabin, injuring drivers and passengers. Some who have...
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October 1, 2016— BMW is recalling more vehicles because of Takata airbag problems, but the recall isn't related to problems that caused the recalls of millions of vehicles from multiple manufacturers. BMW says 4,000 vehicles need repaired in the U.S. and Canada because the Takata driver-si...
BMW is adding to its long list of vehicles recalled to replace exploding Takata airbag inflators, this time recalling nearly 92,000 vehicles in different "zones" of the country. The BMW Takata airbag recall is part of a massive recall expansion of 35-40
The recall affects BMW 3 Series vehicles, produced between 1997 and 2000. Notably, it appears these cars may have been built beforeTakata’s fateful decision to produce airbag inflators using ammonium nitrate propellants, known for their instability. Instead, these vehicles likely used Takata’s ...
BMW added to a previous recall in the United States for any BMW 3 Series vehicles produced from January 2004 to August 2006, which contain Takata airbags.
Takata is recalling defective airbags in nearly 34 million cars, double what it originally recalled over the past year.
BMW Joins in the Recall of Airbags from Takata ; after Regulatory Pressure, Automaker to Fix 140,000 of Its 3 Series Cars in U.SThe German automaker said it would replace driver-side airbags inapproximately 140,000 BMW 3...Tabuchi, Hiroko...