BMW Recalls Cars, Crossovers for Diesel Engine Fires

BMW of North America is recalling diesel vehicles* equipped with an Exhaust Gas Recirculation module with an integrated cooler. The EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot. The high EGR temperatures may result in these particles smoldering and melting the intake manifold.

Dealers will replace the Korean KORENS EGR cooler with one from another unnamed supplier and inspect the intake manifold, replacing it as necessary, free of charge as required by law. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 12, 2022. This recall includes all vehicles previously recalled under 18V-755.  (NHTSA Fines BMW $40M for Late Recalls, False Info; BMW Follows Toyota by Paying $3 Million Fine for not Reporting Safety Defects within Five Days to NHTSA)

Vehicles previously recalled previously under 18V-755 will need to have the new cure performed for this recall. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

*Diesel Fire Recall vehicles: 2013-2018 328d, 328d xDrive, 2014-2018 328d Sports Wagon, 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, 2014-2016 535d, 535d xDrive, 2015 740Ld xDrive, 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d SAV, and 2014-2017 X5 xDrive35d SAV diesel vehicles equipped with an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) module with an integrated cooler.