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New Wed 24 Dec 25 09:37 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - De Sisti
Late to the party on this topic, but I have only just received a letter today (Wed 24th December) dated Thur 18th December about the Takata airbag recall. I will have to wait until dealership re-opens on Sat 27th December to make arrangements for them to tend to the issue.

Oh, my car is a December 2002-built BMW E46 320d SE Touring.
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New Wed 24 Dec 25 10:24 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - Zero
you would not believe how many car makers have been affected by this, and for how long. Globaly over 60 million cars were recalled. Bankrupted the company.
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New Wed 24 Dec 25 10:37 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - VxFan
>> you would not believe how many car makers have been affected by this,

I wonder if Stellantis are now regretting buying up so many car manufacturers?
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New Wed 24 Dec 25 17:04 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - carmalade
Strange it’s taken so long to get the recall through. I had both my airbags replaced about 2 years ago . It’s a 2002 330ci E 46
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New Wed 24 Dec 25 18:52 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - bathtub tom
I had a Nissan recalled over ten years ago. Never bothered getting it done, as the car had no rattles and squeaks and I didn't fancy the dash being dismantled and re-assembled.
I was prepared to take the risk, particularly as it only affected the passenger airbag.
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New Thu 1 Jan 26 10:06 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - Andrew-T
>> I wonder if Stellantis are now regretting buying up so many car manufacturers? >>

(at a tangent here) Does anyone ever follow the advice in my Pug 207SW manual saying that airbags should be examined or replaced after 10 years ? Bearing in mind the likely value of the car by then ? I've certainly never considered it, but does it suggest that older vehicles may have non-functioning airbags ?
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New Thu 1 Jan 26 13:09 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - carmalade
Modern airbag systems and their associated electronic are generally very reliable. Think I’ve only ever replaced one air bag as a genuine failure. I doubt very much you could actually buy a new set of airbags for a 10 year old ++ car .
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New Thu 1 Jan 26 17:05 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - Dave_
>> Does anyone ever follow the advice ... that airbags should be examined or replaced after 10 years?

Working in the motor trade, I can confirm that it's very much not a thing we do. I'm not even sure how one would examine airbags, other than by looking for obvious damage to the surrounding trims. Most 10+ year-old cars now would have half a dozen or more airbags all around the cabin, it's unrealistic to expect owners to fork out for their replacement even if the parts were available.

I guess the correct functioning of the SRS warning lamp (covered in the MoT test) is all the examination that can be done.

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New Thu 1 Jan 26 20:40 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - bathtub tom
>> (at a tangent here) Does anyone ever follow the advice in my Pug 207SW manual
>> saying that airbags should be examined or replaced after 10 years ?

If the manufacturer recommends inspection or replacement after ten years, then I suspect they expect them to still be operational for longer, perhaps twenty years? How long do you intend keeping a car?
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New Thu 1 Jan 26 23:13 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - Andrew-T
>> How long do you intend keeping a car? >>

Seventeen years and counting ... :-) Been written off cheaply twice and repaired too. It just won't give up.
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New Thu 8 Jan 26 09:26 
 BMW 3-Series E46 - 02 2.0 Safety recalls (Airbags) - De Sisti
Update:
According to the dealership's records, my car had passenger and driver airbags replaced on 29 Sept 2014 and 1 Sept 2017 respectively.

I honestly don't recall any discussion about it with them (although I could have forgotten, as it is not something I would have paid for), so I will check my records (I have all receipts for work done on the car since I bought it in Aug 2012.

They said they'd wash the outside of the car as well. I declined the offer until they said it was free.
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