3 Series
It seems like the Takata airbag scandal won’t come to an end anytime soon. Millions of cars have already been recalled around the world to have their airbags changed over the last several years and…
Gabriel Nica / December 5, 2019
3 Series
The saga over the defective and faulty Takata airbags continues. Latest news on this subject comes from Australia where BMW found out that over 12,000 examples of the E46 3 Series sold between 1997 and…
Adrian Dorofte / November 7, 2019
BMW X5
BMW is currently in the process of recalling over 21,000 BMW X5 and X6 models due to potential Takata airbag faults. The Australian body in charge of such issues, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s…
Gabriel Nica / August 1, 2017
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Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW have reached a proposed settlement that would compensate owners of 15.8 million vehicles for economic losses stemming from the massive recall of Takata air bags. The programs offered in these…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 18, 2017
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BMW recalls 200,000 cars in China over airbag defects
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: December 26, 2016
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BMW is recalling 4,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a new and potentially deadly problem with Takata air bag inflators. BMW says in the NHTSA documents released that the driver’s front inflator…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 30, 2016
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BMW is recalling 120,000 cars in the United States for defective Takata air bags, German paper Bild reported last week. Citing a spokesman for BMW, Bild said that the recall included the X5 and X6…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 2, 2016
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gives BMW of North America a 5-month extension to complete airbag repairs on some of its vehicles. NHTSA says BMW now has until May 31, 2020, to replace all…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 25, 2016
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Last week, Ford and Fiat Chrysler updated their Takata recalls list to include 6,000,000 vehicles. Now, BMW has expanded its recall list, bringing the total to 420,661 U.S. vehicles. Back in October 2014, NHTSA issued…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 2, 2015