The risk
An unreliable internal contact in the fuel filter heater can lead to the fuel filter heater being permanently activated, even when the vehicle is stationary. In a few isolated cases, the fuel filter heater may as a result become overheated which could possibly lead to a fire.
Product: Passenger car
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Other fire alerts in 2011
29 of the 172 motor vehicle alerts published in 2011 concerned the same risk.
| 1504/11 30 Dec 2011 | Honda |
| 1525/11 30 Dec 2011 | Yamaha |
| 1462/11 23 Dec 2011 | Skoda |
| 1465/11 23 Dec 2011 | Ford |
| 1328/11 2 Dec 2011 | Bmw |
| 1332/11 2 Dec 2011 | Rolls-Royce |
| 1336/11 2 Dec 2011 | Bmw |
| 1263/11 18 Nov 2011 | Honda |
Who notified alerts in 2011
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 43 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Ireland | 21 |
| Portugal | 20 |
| Spain | 16 |
| Malta | 9 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2011
More BMW alerts
259 EU Safety Gate alerts for BMW since 2006; the most were issued in 2019 (25).
| 3 series, 5 series, 7 series Fire | Sept 2026 |
| IX3 Electric shock | Aug 2026 |
| Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, Series 6, Series 7, X3, X4, X5, X6, Z4 Fire | Aug 2026 |
| Série 1 (E81; E82; E87; E88) - Série 3 (E90; E91; E92; E93) Injuries | Jul 2026 |
| Série 1 (E82, E88) Injuries | Jul 2026 |
| IX3 Injuries | Jun 2026 |
| C evolution Fire | Jun 2026 |
| 5 series, 7 series, i5, i7, M5 Fire | Mar 2026 |