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BMW North America is recalling practically 90,000 automobiles on account of an engine starter concern, the U.S. Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) introduced Saturday.
The NHTSA mentioned the recall includes 87,394 automobiles within the U.S. and is tied to an engine starter that will overheat, posing a hearth danger, in keeping with Reuters.
Sellers will substitute the engine starter for gratis to homeowners, the NHTSA mentioned.
The announcement comes after BMW recalled greater than 145,000 automobiles within the U.S. in October over a starter defect that might overheat and spark a hearth.
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BMW automobiles are displayed on the market on lots on the BMW of South Austin dealership on Might 16, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Pictures)
In September, BMW recalled 200,000 automobiles on account of the same concern, bringing the entire variety of affected automobiles to greater than 341,000. These recollects affected sure 2019–2025 automobiles throughout six fashions, together with the 2020 340i, X6, 2020–2025 840i, 2020–2022 740Li, and 2019–2020 X7 and X5.
A number of automakers have issued recollects in latest weeks, together with Chrysler, which earlier this week recalled greater than 450,000 automobiles and greater than 2,000 tow-trailer modules due to a brake gentle failure that might improve the chance of a crash, the NHTSA mentioned.
Final month, Toyota recalled greater than 161,000 pickup vans within the U.S. on account of a software program defect that may forestall the rearview digicam picture from displaying when the automobile is shifted into reverse.
That recall affected sure 2024 and 2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid fashions outfitted with the automaker’s Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system, in keeping with the NHTSA.
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A buyer appears to be like at a BMW X6 mannequin on March 14, 2023. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg / Getty Pictures)
This week, federal regulators expanded an investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickup vans following experiences of issues of safety associated to the automobiles’ transmissions.
The NHTSA mentioned drivers reported sudden transmission downshifts within the vans with out warning or driver enter, usually inflicting short-term rear-wheel lockup or skidding and rising the chance of a crash.
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BMW X6 luxurious crossover SUV on show at an expo on Jan. 9, 2020. (Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
The probe covers 2015–2017 Ford F-150 vans outfitted with 6R80 transmissions. The F-150 is the best-selling pickup truck within the U.S.
FOX Enterprise reached out to BMW for remark and to the NHTSA for added info.
FOX Enterprise’ Bonny Chu and Reuters contributed to this report.
