BMW globally recalls 3 Series sedan for faulty airbags

BMW, the luxury carmaker in order to rectify the faulty airbags has issued a global recall of BMW 3 Series manufactured between May 1999 and August 2006. The company is recalling more than 16 lakh cars worldwide on the safety concern of airbags. On the recall the manufacturer said that it's a precaution because other automakers using similar systems have reported problems.

BMW will replace the passenger-side front airbag which is manufactured by the Takata Corp. Recently its been found that the airbags are deployed at a very high speed causing a rupture in the inflator’s metal case which eventually end up injuring the passengers.

In the month of June, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating air bags made by Takata. In the statement, the agency said,"Based on the limited data available at this time, NHTSA supports efforts by automakers to address the immediate risk in areas that have consistently hot, humid conditions over extended periods of time,"

While the Japanese based company Takata Corp which deals in making seat belts and airbags said in a statement that it will support the NHTSA investigation with all the technical issues."Our objective is to do all that is possible to ensure the safety and well-being of the public."

Recently, Mahindra & Mahindra, the leading SUV maker in India has also made a recall of its Scorpio SUV. The recall covered 23,519 units of the base model ‘Ex’ variant which were manufactured between May 2012 to November 2013. The company recalled the SUV Scorpio over the inconsistent pressure regulating valves. Last year, Mahindra had recalled 24,695 XUV 500s to replace fluid hose and front power window units of vehicles manufactured in 2011 and 2012. In the recent few years, more than 10 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide by the manufacturers which includes the likes of Honda, Ford, General Motors and Toyota to name a few.

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