BMW car fires European recall for EGR module issue

pmgreenwood · 08-07-2018, 02:59 PM

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-bm...-idUKKBN1KS1ST

No mention in the article about which models, years or engines involved.

Hooded · 08-07-2018, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pmgreenwood

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-bm...-idUKKBN1KS1ST

No mention in the article about which models, years or engines involved.

Mostly 520d

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-...h-korean-probe

vadimo · 08-07-2018, 05:24 PM

not great, what else we (customers) going to find soon, how is 520D different to one in EU? surely still same components just different country assembly plants

pmgreenwood · 08-07-2018, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by vadimo

not great, what else we (customers) going to find soon, how is 520D different to one in EU? surely still same components just different country assembly plants

And engine and hence egr issue will be the same across all x20D engines of same build period whatever it is.

Soul_Glo · 08-07-2018, 11:17 PM

Typical BMW. Secretive recalls and flat out lying about problems. They lied to the DVSA for years about fires until eventually being caught out. Forget the UK but let's not upset the Koreans.

planemad · 08-08-2018, 12:50 AM

The penalties are not strong enough in the uk to make them act in the proper way.

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