Around 20 people have died in accidents linked to defects in Takata airbags since 2013, prompting a massive worldwide recall of at least 100 million cars from a wide range of manufacturers.
Germany's
BMW
will recall 360,000 vehicles in China as part of the worldwide effort
to root out defective airbags made by now-defunct Japanese supplier
Takata, regulators in Beijing said.
Around
20 people have died in accidents linked to defects in Takata
airbags since 2013, prompting a massive worldwide recall of at
least 100 million cars from a wide range of manufacturers.
The
recall will affect nearly 273,000 models built by BMW's joint venture
with Chinese manufacturer Brilliance Automotive and more than 87,000
imported BMW cars, China's State Administration for Market Regulation
said.
The
agency said in statement posted on its website late Tuesday that a
defect could cause the airbags to eject debris at passengers if
deployed.
It
did not mention any specific incidents caused by the BMW-installed
airbags.
The
China recall affects more than two dozen different BMW models built
between 2000 and 2018, including several each in the i, X and M
series, along with other models.
The
suspect parts will be replaced for free, the notice said.
Founded
in 1933, Takata went out of business in 2017 because of the airbag
crisis.
The
BMW announcement came as global carmakers were gathered for the
Shanghai Auto Show amid a rare sales slump in the world's largest
vehicle market.
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