BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer: On Some Diesel Vehicles Glycol Leakage From The Egr-cooler May Occur. In Very Rare Cases This Could Lead To The Melting Of The Intake Manifold And In Very Rare Cases Result I
BMW is recalling approximately 14,769 diesel vehicles from the 2 Series Gran Tourer, 2 Series Active Tourer, and X1 models sold in the United Kingdom due to potential glycol leakage from the EGR-Cooler that could, in rare cases, cause the intake manifold to melt and lead to a fire. BMW will send warning letters to owners and schedule them for repairs once replacement parts are available, which will involve installing an optimized EGR cooler component.
- Recalling firm
- BMW
- Product
- Vehicles: BMW 2 SERIES GRAN TOURER, BMW 2 SERIES ACTIVE TOURER, BMW X1. Units affected: 14,769
- Reason
- On some diesel vehicles glycol leakage from the EGR-Cooler may occur. In very rare cases this could lead to the melting of the Intake manifold and in very rare cases result in a possible fire. Remedy: Initial warning letter with advice to be sent with follow up Letter to call in vehicles for rectification work to be carried out on the affected vehicles once parts are available. The EGR cooler will be replaced with an optimised component.
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2023-06-19
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/104b3aeb-43b8-4bcb-bc31-99d53ce4bd62