4/14/2014 12:49:00 PM
NEWS BRIEFS
BMW Expands “Engine Fastener” Recall to U.S.
BMW, the world’s biggest luxury-vehicle maker, expanded its recall for an engine fastener defect to include 156,137 cars in the U.S.
In recent weeks BMW recalled 232,098 cars and SUVs in China for the same problem.
“The Munich-based manufacturer’s voluntary action is to fix a defective bolt design that may damage the motor or cause it to fail to start,” Bloomberg reports.
The BMW 1-series, 3-series, 5-series 6-series, as well as the off-road variants X1, X3, and X6, are reportedly being probed for the fault.
Defect is present in six-cylinder in-line engines deployed in vehicles produced between September 2009 and November 2011, Rush Lane reports.
“In rare cases, bolts securing the casing of variable camshaft timing unit can loosen or snap, alerting the engine to enter into safe mode. This limits performance of the engine and lights up ‘check engine’ or ‘service engine soon’ warning indicator in instrument cluster.”
Car manufacturers – including Fiat, Ford, GM, Toyota and Porsche – have recalled nearly 15 million vehicles due to mechanical defect since the start of 2014. ©2014 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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