BMW recalls tens of thousands of luxury cars with faulty airbags

BMW Group has just announced a recall of 34,000 vehicles worldwide, including expensive models such as the 7-Series, 5-Series GT and Rolls-Royce.

The cause was determined to be a software error that controls the airbag system's sensors to operate improperly in the event of a collision. This error can cause the airbag to not deploy or deploy incorrectly as calculated by the manufacturer, increasing the risk of passenger injury in the event of a collision.

Of the vehicles subject to this recall, about 33,600 are BMW 7-Series, 5-Series GT and Rolls-Royce models manufactured between December 2011 and June 2012. The remaining about 650 are other models. BMW did not provide specific figures on the number of vehicles recalled in each country.

It is known that the process of checking and replacing faulty components takes about 3 hours. The replacement is completely free of charge, according to BMW's policy, customers can borrow another car during the repair period if necessary.

According to TNO