Overview
- About 136,500 vehicles are affected in Germany and nearly 195,000 in the U.S., with no global total disclosed.
- The issue stems from water ingress into the starter that can cause corrosion, short circuits and local overheating, potentially igniting a vehicle even when parked.
- Models built from September 2015 to September 2021 across multiple lines and markets, including Europe and Asia, are included in the campaign.
- BMW will notify owners and schedule workshop appointments, with national authorities such as Germany’s KBA tracking the recall’s completion.
- The company has not provided a cost estimate, and Reuters reports U.S. regulators have flagged a similar contact corrosion problem in some Toyota vehicles.