According to an announcement from the Chinese market regulator, BMW Brilliance and its joint venture based in Northeast China will recall 598,496 vehicles manufactured in China, while BMW China Automotive Trading will recall 759,448 imported vehicles. .
For vehicles with errors after inspection, BMW will replace the front airbags for free to ensure safety. This recall applies to BMW vehicles that have had their steering wheels changed. BMW models under recall include the high chassis models X1, X3, X4, X5, X6 and car models from series 1 to series 6.
According to an announcement from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) in July, BMW also recalled 394,000 vehicles in the US due to faulty Takata airbag inflators.
In addition, Ford and Mazda in the US have also issued warnings to owners of 470,000 cars produced during 2003-2015 to avoid safety risks.
Previously, Stellantis Group also advised owners of 2003 Dodge Ram pickup models to stop using them after an airbag explosion killed a passenger in 2023.
