August 13, 2008: BMW has announced a recall of 200,000 cars and small SUVs because of possible airbag failure. The sensors that detect whether or not a person is seated in the front passenger seat may fail due to wear, preventing the passenger side airbag from deploying in an accident.ConsumerAffairs.com: BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles for Airbag Failures (August 13, 2008)
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Affects 2004 and 2005 5-Series standard and sport seat models, the 2004 to 2006 X3 and the 2006 3-Series sport seat modelsConsumerAffairs.com: BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles for Airbag Failures (August 13, 2008)
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started investigating airbag failures earlier in 2008 when it was reported that "the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative"ConsumerAffairs.com: BMW Recalls 200,000 Vehicles for Airbag Failures (August 13, 2008)
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