The risk
Faulty production of high-voltage batteries may lead to that high voltage cell modules can overheat, increasing the risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire alerts in 2022
56 of the 341 motor vehicle alerts published in 2022 concerned the same risk.
| A12/01825/22 23 Dec 2022 | Opel Grandland X |
| A12/01862/22 23 Dec 2022 | Lexus Various models of GS, IS and RC |
| A12/01681/22 2 Dec 2022 | KTM 1290 Super Duke R |
| A12/01664/22 25 Nov 2022 | CITROEN C5X |
| A12/01595/22 11 Nov 2022 | Hyundai Santa Fe (DM) |
| A12/01515/22 28 Oct 2022 | DS DS 7 Crossback |
| A12/01430/22 21 Oct 2022 | CITROEN C4, Jumpy, Spacetourer |
| A12/01449/22 21 Oct 2022 | Fiat Fiat 500 |
Who notified alerts in 2022
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 211 |
| France | 69 |
| Portugal | 23 |
| Bulgaria | 12 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Belgium | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2022
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 |