Faulty airbags cause BMW recall

Luxury automaker BMW issued a recall Wednesday of 200 000 cars in the United States in response to possible problems with the airbag system.

The recall affects the 3 Series and 5 Series and BMW's X3 sport-utility vehicle.

In some cases, airbags in those vehicles may fail to deploy incollisions, according to the automaker and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, a federal regulator.

* Information on how the NHTSA's findings affect BMW products outside of the US has not been made available yet.