Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-036
Bmw · Passenger car 1 series, 5 series, 7 series, X3, X5
An unreliable internal contact in the fuel filter heater can lead to the fuel filter heater being permanently activated, even when the vehicle is stationary. In a few isolated cases, the fuel filter heater may as a result become overheated which could possibly lead to a fire.
- Published
- 09 September 2011
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0894/11
- Model
- Types: 560L, 560X, X70, 187, 182, X83, 701 Vehicles with diesel engine. EC type-approvals:e1*2001/116*0230*14-*15, e1*2001/116*0322*06, e1*2001/116*0420*05-*08, e1*200.....
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car