BMW may extend recall over Takata air bags

German automaker, Bayerische Motoren Werke, commonly known as BMW, has said it is reviewing whether to expand its recall to check whether possibly fatal air bags were installed on both the driver and passenger side of older generation 3-series models.

Japanese supplier, Takata, and carmakers including BMW have been recalling vehicles on concern that their air bags could rupture upon activation. Five deaths, including four in the United States, have been linked to the air bags.

BMW said the recall and the review were precautionary measures and that it is not aware of any of its cars experiencing an air bag inflator malfunction in the field.

On Tuesday, the U.S. auto safety regulator, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told Takata and the carmakers to broaden the recall.