BMW OWNERS WARNED OF FIRE RISK

WASHINGTON, November 13 /SRNA–Reuters/ – The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration /NHTSA/ has urged owners of more than 720,000 BMW vehicles to park them outdoors due to a fire risk until repairs have been carried out.

BMW said it is recalling 720,796 vehicles because of the risk of fire breaking out while the cars are parked and their engines are switched off.

The vehicles were previously recalled in 2024 due to a problem with the water pump, the repair must be carried out again, according to NHTSA.

The road safety agency urged owners to "park their vehicles outside and away from buildings and other vehicles until the cars have been repaired".

BMW is still working to resolve the issue.