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BMW Recalls 1.6 Million Diesels Worldwide
BMW AG is recalling 1.6 million of its diesel-powered vehicles worldwide to fix an engine problem that could melt the intake manifold and cause a fire.
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BMW AG is recalling 1.6 million of its diesel-powered vehicles worldwide to fix an engine problem that could melt the intake manifold and cause a fire.
The campaign, which BMW describes as a “technical campaign,” targets vehicles produced between 2010 and 2017. The callback expands on an initial recall of 480,000 diesels that began in August.
BMW says antifreeze (glycol) in the engine’s cooling system can leak into the exhaust gas recirculation cooler. The chemical and high-temperature soot deposits within the module could ignite. The unexpectedly high temperatures that would result could melt through the plastic engine air intake manifold, according to the company.
The problem has been front-page news in South Korea all year. By August, authorities had reported more than 40 engine fires blamed on the problem and BMW had agreed to recall 106,300 diesels in the country. The publicity prompted an owners’ lawsuit and a rebuke by Korea’s transport ministry about the carmaker’s slow response.
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