BMW has recalled 105,588 automobiles as a result of their starter motors can overheat, leaving their engines unable to begin.
Recalled fashions embody some, however not all, examples of the:
The corporate tells the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) that factories briefly used a starter of a distinct design on some vehicles.
“In sure instances by which the engine starter has some mechanical harm, the engine might not have the ability to be began,” the corporate says. “If the driving force repeatedly makes an attempt to begin the engine utilizing excessively lengthy beginning makes an attempt, this will trigger {an electrical} overload of the starter.”
That may depart the engine unable to begin. Theoretically, BMW says, “the proximity of the starter to the acoustic safety materials may result in a thermal occasion.” However BMW will not be conscious of any fires blamed on the issue.
Sellers will repair the difficulty by putting in a software program replace to stop the starter from overloading.
By regulation, sellers by no means cost for recall repairs.
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