The risk
A defective screw connection between the battery cable and the fuse box in the car boot may become loose. This may result in impaired functioning which can lead to a fire or the engine cutting out during driving which can lead to injuries. 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, injuries alerts in 2025
13 of the 448 motor vehicle alerts published in 2025 concerned the same risk.
| SR/04170/25 28 Nov 2025 | Mercedes-Benz CLA-Klasse |
| SR/03193/25 12 Sept 2025 | Zoom BA-27RC |
| SR/03096/25 29 Aug 2025 | Ford Kuga |
| SR/02766/25 25 Jul 2025 | Renault KOLEOS II |
| SR/02431/25 4 Jul 2025 | Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS, CLE, E-CLASS, EQE, EQE SUV, EQS, EQE SUV, GLC, S-CLASS, SL |
| SR/02144/25 13 Jun 2025 | Polaris Ranger |
| SR/01972/25 30 May 2025 | Can-am Origin and Pulse |
| SR/01869/25 23 May 2025 | Kia Niro |
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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| 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 |