BMW Widens Recall of Vehicles With Fire Risk to 1.6 Million Cars
- Voluntary service action for 4- and 6-cylinder diesel cars
- Earlier profit warning partly blamed rising warranty provision
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BMW AG is recalling about 1.6 million diesel cars to fix a potential fire hazard in their engines, expanding repairs from just under half a million vehicles in Europe and Asia.
The voluntary service action follows a BMW investigation that found coolant could leak from the car’s exhaust recirculation unit. The defect can lead to sparks while driving and cause fires in “in extreme cases,” the Munich-based manufacturer said Tuesday in a statement.