The risk
Failure to bolt the plus voltage (B+) cable tightly enough to the starter generator may result in contact problems and an increase in contact resistance at the bolted connection. This may in turn lead to local overheating and the vehicle catching fire or to the engine stalling while the vehicle is coasting. 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 2025
108 of the 448 motor vehicle alerts published in 2025 concerned the same risk.
| SR/04345/25 19 Dec 2025 | KTM 390 Duke, 250 Duke, 125 Duke, 990 Duke |
| SR/04367/25 19 Dec 2025 | Bentley CONTINENTAL GT, CONTINENTAL GTC, FLYING SPUR |
| SR/04432/25 19 Dec 2025 | Porsche Cayenne, Cayenne Coupe, Panamera |
| SR/04433/25 19 Dec 2025 | Audi RS Q8 |
| SR/04305/25 12 Dec 2025 | Renault Trucks D ZE/DWIDE ZE |
| SR/04307/25 12 Dec 2025 | Setra S 515 LE, S 516 LE, S 518 LE |
| SR/04172/25 28 Nov 2025 | Nissan QASHQAI |
| SR/04112/25 21 Nov 2025 | VW Touareg |
Who notified alerts in 2025
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 231 |
| France | 115 |
| Portugal | 24 |
| Belgium | 18 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Italy | 9 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2025
More BMW alerts
259 EU Safety Gate alerts for BMW since 2006; the most were issued in 2019 (25).
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| 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 |
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| 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 |