FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German automaker BMW intends to recall around 1.6 million cars worldwide to replace passenger-side front airbags due to potential problems involving rupturing inflators, BMW said in a statement on Wednesday.
The recall affects 3-Series vehicles produced between May 1999 and August 2006.
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Problems with similar airbag systems from the same supplier used by BMW occurred in rare cases, although there have been no known problems involving BMW vehicles, the company said in a statement on its website.
“The replacement campaign is a voluntary precautionary measure that aims at minimizing the risk of faulty airbag activation,” the company said.[eap_ad_3]