According to overseas media reports, BMW will recall more than 900,000 cars in the United States due to the risk of fire. At the same time, it is reported that Canada and South Korea will also recall the same problem vehicles; the total number of this recall will exceed 1 million.
The reason for this recall is that the waste valve of the crankcase of BMW vehicles is not produced according to specifications, which may lead to overheating, short circuit, and the risk of fire in severe cases. The recall in the U.S. is 917106 vehicles, and 1% of the vehicles are expected to be defective; 98,000 in Canada and 18,000 in South Korea; and the parts supplier is Germany MAHLE.
Please refer to the picture for the specific vehicles involved, in 2017, BMW had recalled 1.4 million cars due to similar problems, and in 2019, it recalled some 2006 BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and Z4 models.