The breakdown of BMW engine bolts originating from China may turn into a global recall.
Recently, BMW Motors announced that it has submitted recall documents to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. BMW Motors plans to recall 156,100 vehicles in the United States because the bolt assemblies on the six-cylinder engine may fail and cause the engine to stall or be damaged.
In extreme cases, BMW said that in the above-mentioned engine variable camshaft timing device bolts will loose or break, causing the engine to enter "safe mode", engine power transmission is limited, "check engine" or "service engine is fast" The light will also light up. If you continue to use it, it will cause damage to the engine and will not restart. The vehicles involved in this failure include the 1 Series, 3 Series, and 5 Series, GT, X3, X5, X6 and Z4 series BMW products produced in 2010-2012.
About 10 days ago, BMW announced that it had recalled more than 230,000 vehicles in China due to the same problem. According to the recall plan of BMW (China) Automobile Trading Co., Ltd. and BMW Brilliance Automobile Co., Ltd. to the AQSIQ, the two companies decided to recall from 1 June, 2014, including 1 series, 3 series, 5 series, 6 The department, 7 series, X1, X3, X5, X6, Z4 (covering some domestic models) and other parts equipped with N52K, N52T, N55 engines, a total of 232,098 vehicles.
BMW Motors said in the recall notice that some of the vehicles in the recall range are due to the design of the fixing bolts on the outer casing of the engine variable valve timing mechanism (VANOS). During the operation of the engine, the fixing bolts may loosen or even break, resulting in the engine being The sealing performance of the variable valve timing mechanism (VANOS) is affected by abnormality or failure. Under certain circumstances, the engine may not be able to start or cause mechanical damage, posing a safety hazard. The solution is to replace the fixing bolts on the engine variable valve timing mechanism (VANOS) housing for vehicles within the recall range to eliminate safety hazards.An analyst in the automotive industry said that some of the models with broken engine camshaft screws, including the European and American BMW plants, meant that the recall could evolve into a global recall.
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