Bmw 6 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2007129 on 25 April 2007. System: Airbag.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the front passenger seat occupant detection system, which is calibrated to detect whether the seat is occupied by a small adult or certain ISOFIX child seats, may misinterpret a properly seated small adult as one of these specific child seats and deactivate the front passenger airbag. This …
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BMW 6 SERIES in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW 6 SERIES is named on 20 British notices and 3 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2004/131: BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series and 1 more (Possibility of inadvertnent loss of engine power)
- DVSA recall R/2006/086: BMW 6 Series (Rear tyre may have sudden loss of tyre pressure)
- DVSA recall R/2006/119: BMW 6 Series, 7 Series and 5 Series (Rear shock absorber mounting may fail)
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1233/17: BMW 5 Series Limousine, 5 Series Touring, 6 Series Gran Turismo, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/01930/23: BMW 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5, 6 Series, Activehybrid 3, M135 ,140, 2, 235, 240, 3, 4, 6 / X3, 4, 5, 5m, 4m, 6, 6m, notified by France
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/01981/24: BMW 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, X3, X4, X5, X5m, M4, M5, notified by Germany
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2007129
- Recall date
- 25 April 2007
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 6 Series
- Model years
- 2007
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 3
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the front passenger seat occupant detection system, which is calibrated to detect whether the seat is occupied by a small adult or certain ISOFIX child seats, may misinterpret a properly seated small adult as one of these specific child seats and deactivate the front passenger airbag. This deactivation would be indicated by the "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" lamp being lit. A deactivated passenger airbag would not deploy during a vehicle crash, leaving the seat occupant susceptible to increased injuries. Correction: Dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection system.
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BMW elsewhere in this register
BMW is named on 449 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2007115 · 11 April 2007 · F650gs · Other
- 2007218 · 3 July 2007 · F800st, F800s · Engine
- 2007019 · 29 January 2007 · K1200r, K1200s, K1200gt · Engine
- 2007008 · 9 January 2007 · R1200gs Adventure, R1200gs · Wheels
- 2007272 · 27 August 2007 · F650gs · Steering
- 2007277 · 28 August 2007 · X5 · Brakes
- 2007323 · 5 October 2007 · G650x Country, G650x Moto, G650x Challenge · Other
- 2007331 · 11 October 2007 · G650x Challenge, G650x Country, G650x Moto · Fuel System
The same system: Airbag
734 notices in this register name Airbag. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2007103 · 29 March 2007 · G6 · Airbag
- 2007169 · 30 May 2007 · Town & Country, Caravan, Grand Caravan · Airbag
- 2007069 · 9 March 2007 · Versa · Airbag
- 2007070 · 9 March 2007 · Allure · Airbag
- 2007183 · 7 June 2007 · Sebring, Avenger · Airbag
- 2007044 · 22 February 2007 · Outlook, Acadia · Airbag
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a BMW: 449 in the register, and 420 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2007.
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