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BMW Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles Over Risk Of Fires,Recommends Parking Outside
It’s worth pointing out that ABC News first highlighted dozens of cases of mysterious fires in parked BMWs back in May.At the time, the company called the story “sensationalistic” and claimed that real reports of exploding BMWs were “extremely rare.”
BMW has announced recalls totaling more than one million vehicles in the United States over the risk of random fires in the engine bay,even when the car isn’t in use.
BMW also advice car owners to park their affected cars outside until repairs can be completed.
Documents posted by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show the problem is rooted in two places.
First, 670,000 3-Series models of all variants from 2006-2011 are being recalled because the wiring in the heating and air conditioning system can overheat and catch fire.
In the second, larger recall, 740,000 six-cylinder models from 2007-2011 are possibly afflicted with a faulty valve heater that also poses a fire risk. These vehicles include both rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive versions of the 328i, 525i, 528i, 530i, and X3 3.0si, along with the X5 xDrive30i, Z4, and the 2008-2011 128i.
BMW said that repairs will be available at dealers starting on December 18, and that owners should park their vehicles outside “in an abundance of caution” until then.
Dealers will replace either the heater,the HVAC wiring, or both for the 3-Series cars unlucky enough to fall under both recalls.
Four people have reported injuries related to the 3-Series wiring recall, while no injuries have been documented in cases involving the valve heater issue.
Segun J.
November 6, 2017 at 13:11
Loads of Recall vehicles this days……Manufacturers I guess are in a hurry to make Electric and plenty Cars…lol