4/4/2014 8:10:00 AM
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BMW, the world’s biggest luxury-vehicle maker, recalled 232,098 cars and SUVs in China to repair engine defects, Bloomberg reports. 

“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,” writes Tommaso Ebhardt of Bloomberg.

BMW is investigating whether the problem exists in other markets. 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.

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