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CriticalREC-003921Published 28 January 2021View official notice ↗

BMW 3

Affected
62
Category
Cars
Campaign
00 61 6505 00 & 00 61 6705 00
Supplier
BMW Australia Ltd
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The defect

Foreign bodies or particles may have entered the battery cells and could cause a malfunction in a fully charged high-voltage battery.

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The hazard

These impurities could activate a short circuit within the high-voltage battery. This short circuit could cause a fire, increasing the risk of an accident and injury or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users.

The remedy

BMW Australia will contact all known owners. Consumers may contact an authorised BMW Service centre, or call the BMW Group Customer Interaction Centre on 1800 813 299 to arrange inspection and repair.Consumers can also contact BMW Group Australia via the BMW Group Australia website: https://www.bmw.com.auFor further information, consumers can go to the BMW Australia website, and using either their vehicle's VIN or chassis number, check to see if their vehicle has an outstanding technical action, or an outstanding safety recall via https://www.bmw.com.au/en/topics/offers-and-services/recalls.html

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What to do

  1. 1Check if your vehicle is affected. This recall covers 62 vehicles. Use your VIN to confirm.
  2. 2Contact BMW Australia Ltd to arrange inspection and repair.
  3. 3Repairs are free of charge when arranged through an authorised dealer.
  4. 4Verify this recall on the official government register: vehiclerecalls.gov.au ↗
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