
Passenger car
Bmw · 3 series, 5 series, 7 series
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
Water may enter the starter motor and cause damage. As a result, the engine may no longer start, or the starter motor may short-circuit or remain continuously activated. This could cause local overheating of the starter motor or thermal overload of surrounding components and lead to a vehicle fire, including when the ignition is switched off.
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: ManufacturerIn force from: 31 August 2026
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/02525/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-37
- Published
- 15 September 2026
- Modified
- 1 October 2026
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