BMW AG said Monday it will recall 42,000 2002-2003 3 Series cars over an airbag problem that prompted five other major automakers to recall 3.4 million vehicles.BMW spokesman Dave Buchko said the automaker knew of no improper "deployments or injuries related to this issue in any BMW."
The massive recall — blamed on a single faulty part in an air bag built a decade ago in Washington State — is the latest example of the impact of more common parts among major automakers. It's also the latest in a series of high-profile air bag recalls in recent years.
In April, six automakers said they would recall 3.4 million vehicles worldwide, including more than 1 million in the U.S., because air bags from a supplier could catch fire or send metal fragments harming people in the front seat. At the time, BMW didn't say how many or what models it would recall, but said it would take part.
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