TOKYO, Jul 27 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese subsidiary of German automaker BMW, has announced recalling nearly 170,000 vehicles, due to an engine defect that could cause a fire, local media reported yesterday.
The recall targets 27 imported models, such as the 320d and the 218d Active Tourer, which were manufactured between Jun, 2012 and Dec, 2022, a filing, BMW Japan submitted to the transport ministry, showed.
Japan’s transport ministry said, a malfunction in the engine’s exhaust gas recirculation system causes soot to accumulate in the intake pipe, and could result in a fire in the worst-case scenario, said the report.
There have been 38 reports of trouble, including four fires. No injuries have been reported, it added.– NNN-NHK
