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ALPINA-B3-1999-recall-airbag

Illustrative photo: Source Alpina

Alpina B3 (1997 – 2000)

airbag injury

The ammonium nitrate propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high-temperature cycling.

In the event of an airbag being deployed, it may not deploy correctly, or the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants.

The Alpina B3 models affected by this recall were manufactured between 3 June 1997 and 30 June 2000.

Alpina recall code: 0032960200, 0032970200, 0032980200

Source: Rapex Alert 26/2020 A12/00924/20

Type of alertSerious
Production period3. 6. 1997 - 30. 6. 2000
RiskInjury
Type/number of modelType-approval number: Individual approval
Country of originGermany
Alert submitted byGermany
Measures taken by economic operatorsRecall of the product from end users
Products were found and measures were taken also inSee the source
Published by Rapex26/06/2020

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What should an owner do if there's a recall?

Please note that the recall may not apply to all vehicles produced in a given period. If you think your car might be affected, you should immediately contact a Alpina dealer or workshop officially authorised to perform repairs on behalf of the manufacturer and ask for the details. You can use our sample request text. After reporting the vehicle's VIN code, you will find out if the defect is present on your car, or if it has already been resolved by the previous owner if the car was purchased second-hand.

If you wish to know more about the eventual problems of a specific car (e.g. real mileage, potential traffic accident damages, odometer rollback, repairs, etc.), in that case, we suggest going to this page.

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