BMW Recalls Over 1 Million Vehicles... Including 18,000 Cars in Korea

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Major foreign media reported on the 9th (local time) that BMW will voluntarily conduct a recall for 1 million vehicles sold due to fire risk.

The recall targets 917,106 passenger cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) sold in the United States, 98,000 sold in Canada, and 18,000 sold in Korea. The vehicles produced between 2006 and 2013 are subject to the recall.

According to the recall notice, a defect in the manufacturing process by the parts supplier Mahle has been found to potentially cause the ventilation valve to overheat.

This is the third recall since 2017. BMW recalled 740,000 vehicles in 2017 and 184,000 vehicles in 2019.

BMW stated that no accidents related to the cause of this recall have been confirmed yet.

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