Due to an unreliable plug-in connection on the power distribution BMW is calling back thousands of Diesel vehicles. The potential Defect is not remedied, threatens in the worst case, a total failure of the engine. Which models are affected:
Munich (Reuters) – BMW has to bring because of problems in the power supply around 148,000 Diesel vehicles of the previous generations of the 1 series, 3 series and X1 in German workshops.
The recall affects vehicles, which ran between December 2009 and October 2011 by the Band, such as a BMW spokesman said. In the affected vehicles, a plug-in to power would be considered distribution, respectively, exchanged.
The plug-in connection could lead to under adverse conditions the power supply. It could not happen that the vehicle is operating access or the vehicle will not start. Occasional engine misfire, or a total failure during the journey. It is expected that 0.1 percent of the diesel models have this bug.
in Addition, written according to BMW, a further approximately 21,000 holders of affected vehicles with petrol engines again. This success in the context of an ongoing “technical action”. About the recent recalls, had previously reported the Portal “kfz-rueckrufe.de”.