Munich. BMW AG investigations have revealed that –
similar to the current Korean situation – an Exhaust-Gas-Recirculation
(EGR) module malfunction may, in rare cases, cause fires in some BMW
diesel vehicles in the European market.
The BMW Group has decided to carry out a technical campaign to check
the EGR module and replace any faulty components on the potentially
affected vehicles.
In the European market this technical action relates to the EGR
module of BMW 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, X3,
X4, X5, X6 vehicles with 4-cylinder diesel engines (production from
April 2015 until September 2016) and 6-cylinder diesel engines
(production from July 2012 until June 2015).
Part of this EGR module is the EGR cooler. In some cases, small
quantities of the glycol coolant can escape and build up in the EGR
module. When combined with carbon and oil sediments, this deposit can
become combustible. With the high temperatures of the exhaust gases in
this unit, these deposits can ignite. In rare cases this may cause
melting of the intake manifold and in extreme cases a fire may result.
This technical campaign has been decided in accordance with the EU
approved guidelines for risk assessment. Customers with affected
vehicles will be contacted as soon as possible.
Corporate Communications
Emma Begley, Business and Finance Communications
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Jochen Frey, Business and Finance Communications
jochen.frey@bmwgroup.com, Telephone +49 89 382 41125
Glenn Schmidt, Head of Business and Finance Communications
glenn.schmidt@bmwgroup.com,
Telephone: +49 89 382 24544
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