
Passenger car
Alpina · BMW Alpina B3, BMW Alpina D3
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The driver airbag inflator may malfunction due to long-term degradation. In this case, if the airbag is deployed in an accident, the internal pressure in the inflator may be too high and the inflator could burst, ejecting metal fragments that could cause injuries.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Passenger car
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01725/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-23
- Published
- 9 June 2026
- Modified
- 3 September 2026
- Corrigendum
- SR/01715/26: At the request of the notifying authority new information about the product was added. Notification SR/01567/26; SR/01568/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the identification and risk description of the product. Notifications SR/01548/26; SR/01697/26; SR/01698/26; SR/01699/26; SR/01700/26; SR/01701/26; SR/01702/26; SR/01703/26; SR/01704/26; SR/01705/26; SR/01706/26; SR/01707/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the identification of the product.
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