Bmw Z4, 5 Series, X3, 7 Series, 6 Series, 3 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2008307 on 26 August 2008. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat can fatigue during field usage depending on the seat configuration, vehicle geometry, manner and frequency of front passenger entry/exit. Over time micro cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat, which could lead to a break of the …
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BMW Z4 in the other registers
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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
- 2008307
- Recall date
- 26 August 2008
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- Z4, 5 Series, X3, 7 Series, 6 Series, 3 Series, X5
- Model years
- 2004 to 2006
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 8,090
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat can fatigue during field usage depending on the seat configuration, vehicle geometry, manner and frequency of front passenger entry/exit. Over time micro cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat, which could lead to a break of the conductive path and the system will recognize a failure and with exception of head protection system the front passenger air bag will be deactivated. The airbag On/Off lamp will be illuminated to make the occupants aware of the deactivation. Correction: The occupant detection mat will be granted a warranty extension of 10 years.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2008307.
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.
- 2008330 · 9 September 2008 · 3 Series · Tires
- 2008267 · 29 July 2008 · K1200s, K1200r, R1200r · Steering
- 2008395 · 30 October 2008 · HP2 Enduro · Suspension
- 2008399 · 5 November 2008 · 3 Series · Powertrain
- 2008418 · 19 November 2008 · R1200gs Adventure, R1200gs, HP2 Enduro · Lights And Instruments
- 2008153 · 6 May 2008 · R1200r, R1200st, R1200gs Adventure · Brakes
- 2008084 · 7 March 2008 · F800st, F800s · Fuel System
- 2009006 · 12 January 2009 · F650gs · Brakes
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008308 · 27 August 2008 · Highlander · Seats And Restraints
- 2008357 · 1 October 2008 · Monterey C15000 · Seats And Restraints
- 2008400 · 7 November 2008 · Acx · Seats And Restraints
- 2008424 · 25 November 2008 · Traverse, Enclave, Acadia · Seats And Restraints
- 2008452 · 19 December 2008 · G5 School Bus, Mbii School Bus · Seats And Restraints
- 2008129 · 17 April 2008 · Titan, Quest · Seats And Restraints
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the BMW 3 Series, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
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 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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