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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bmw7833" data-source="post: 33950" data-attributes="member: 4089"><p>BMW recalls 220,000 2002-2003 3 Series cars over an airbag problem     <a href="http://www.bmw-sg.com/bmw-general/bmw-recalls-220000-2002-2003-3-series-cars-over-an-airbag-problem/2013/05/09/attachment/bmw-airbag-655x435/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bmw-sg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bmw-airbag-655x435.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>BMW  has issued a recall of 220,000 vehicles because of a defect in  Japanese-made airbags installed over a 10 years ago. The erroneous  airbags made by Takata Corp had several weeks ago had also sparked the  recall of more than three million cars made by Toyota, Honda, Nissan and  Mazda. For BMW, the affected cars were 3 Series models, including  sedans, coupes and other types, produced between December 2001 and March  2003. “We have been informed by the supplier that there could be a problem  with this airbag,” spokesman Bernhard Santer told AFP. BMW assured  customers that this is just a preventive measure. “We have never had a  problem … It is a precaution to ensure the safety of our clients,” said  Santer. The spokesman said fixing the problem would take about one hour in a workshop and would be free of charge. Source: <a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/bmw-recalls-220000-vehicles-over-airbag-flaw/" target="_blank">Vanguard</a></p></blockquote><p></p>