Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-049
Bmw · Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, X3, X4, X5, X6, i8
The control unit of the electronic power steering may have been incorrectly manufactured. This may cause a fire even when the vehicle is parked. Furthermore, steering assistance might fail while driving.
- Published
- 09 December 2016
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1587/16
- Model
- Type: 1K4, 1K2, 1C, 3L, 3K, 3-V, 3K-N1, 3C, X3, X5, X6, X-N1, BMWi-2; EC type-approval:e1*2007/46*0283*, e1*2007/46*0273*, e1*2007/46*0277*, e1*2007/46*0314*, e1*2007/46*0315*, e1*2007/46*055.....
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire, Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car