The risk
The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. If the airbags deploy, it could result in fragments from the inflator injuring the vehicle's occupants. 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.
Product: Passenger cars, retrofitted with Takata Airbag by conversion of the steering wheel to “Sport” or “M Sport”.Series: E90, E91, E92, F06, F10, F11, F12, F13, F25, F30, F31, F32, F33.
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
Other injuries alerts in 2024
267 of the 370 motor vehicle alerts published in 2024 concerned the same risk.
| A12/03700/24 20 Dec 2024 | Suzuki GSX1300R (HAYABUSA) |
| SR/03707/24 20 Dec 2024 | BraunAbility Europe AB T-RQE16MK, T-SQE16MK |
| SR/03711/24 20 Dec 2024 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class, M-Class, S-Class, CLS, GLC, GLS, GLE, GLK, GL |
| SR/03712/24 20 Dec 2024 | Bmw 5series, i5, iX |
| SR/03722/24 20 Dec 2024 | Ford Tourneo Connect, Transit Connect |
| SR/03725/24 20 Dec 2024 | Schnierle Double wire buckle 200 mm, Double wire buckle 165 mm |
| SR/03730/24 20 Dec 2024 | Atec |
| SR/03741/24 20 Dec 2024 | Honda CRF1100 |
Who notified alerts in 2024
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 239 |
| France | 59 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Poland | 14 |
| Belgium | 9 |
| Finland | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2024
More BMW ALPINA alerts
6 EU Safety Gate alerts for BMW ALPINA since 2015; the most were issued in 2024 (4).
| B3 BITURBO, B3 BITURBO four-wheel drive, and others Injuries | Feb 2025 |
| Xd3 Injuries | Nov 2024 |
| Xd3 Injuries | Oct 2024 |
| Xb7 Injuries | May 2024 |
| 3 series – BMW ALPINA B3 3,3 / B3 S; 5 series – BMW ALPINA B10 3,3; BMW ALPINA B10 V8S;… Injuries | Dec 2015 |