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BMW recalls 235,000 Minis worldwide due to 'fire risk'

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Published : Jan. 17, 2012 - 10:01

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A Mini Cooper automobile, by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ( BMW), rolls of the production line at the company's Cowley plant in Oxford, U.K. (Bloomberg) A Mini Cooper automobile, by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ( BMW), rolls of the production line at the company's Cowley plant in Oxford, U.K. (Bloomberg)


German carmaker BMW has recalled around 235,000 Minis worldwide due to a fault in the electric water pump that cools the turbo charger, which could in some cases be a fire risk, a spokesman said Monday.

The recall concerns vehicles built between March 2006 and January 2011, Sven Gruetzmacher told AFP.

In extreme cases, the pump could overheat and cause a fire. This has already happened in the United States, Gruetzmacher said, but no one has been hurt.

On Sunday, the US traffic safety agency announced that BMW had recalled 89,000 Mini Coopers for the same reason.

"The electric auxiliary water pump that cools the turbocharger has an electronic circuit board that can malfunction and overheat," the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website.

The pumps are to be replaced free of charge. (AFP)

 

<한글 기사>

BMW, 미니차량 23만5천대 리콜

독일의 BMW는 전세계적으로 미니 차량 23만5천대에 대해 터보차저를 냉각시켜주는 전자워터펌프의 불량으로 화재가 발생할 수 있는 위험이 있어 리콜을 실시하기로 했다고 16일(현지시간) 밝혔다.

이번 리콜 대상은 2006년3월에서 지난해 1월 사이에 제조된 미니 차량이라고 이 회사의 대변인이 전했다.

이 대변인은 펌프가 과열되면 화재가 발생할 수 있으며, 실제로 미국에서 이와 관련된 사고가 발생하기도 했으나 인명피해는 없었다고 전했다.

미국 고속도로교통안전국(NHTSA)은 전날인 15일 BMW가 미니 쿠퍼 8만9천대를 대 상으로 같은 이유로 리콜을 실시한다고 밝힌 바 있다.

NHTSA는 웹사이트에서 "터보차저를 냉각시켜주는 전자보조워터펌프의  전자회로 기판이 제대로 작동하지 않아 과열될 수 있다"고 밝혔다. BMW는 이 펌프를 무료로 교체해줄 계획이다.

 

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