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E46 Recall - airbag issues
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:54 am
by X5Sport
For those of you who have an E46 as well, there is a new safety recall on them for possible passenger air bag failure.
Ours has just been recalled to have the airbag replaced f.o.c. Not bad for 9 years!
VOSA recall data -
here with VIN range.
Richard
Re: E46 Recall - airbag issues
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:38 am
by pvr
You just wonder if there is an age limit on these things, as a company it must be expensive to have to spend money on a car they stopped selling so long ago.
Re: E46 Recall - airbag issues
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:47 am
by X5Sport
Pass, but the recall affects 291,000 cars! We've been told that parts are now being made to order so we need to await a phone call.
It might be that as with some other devices there is a 10 years from end of production and it applies to cars too. The fault is in the gas generator with faulty explosive. Airbags have a service life and perhaps the bags are still within it.
Richard