Editing BMW (section)

== Recalls ==
In November 2016, BMW recalled 136,000 2007–2012 model year U.S. cars for fuel pump wiring problems possibly resulting in fuel leak and engine stalling or restarting issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Atiyeh |first1=Clifford |title=BMW Recalls 136,000 Cars for Fuel Leaks and Stalling |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/bmw-recalls-136000-cars-for-fuel-leaks-and-stalling |website=Car and Driver |date=November 2016 |access-date=14 August 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814040534/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/bmw-recalls-136000-cars-for-fuel-leaks-and-stalling |archive-date=14 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, BMW recalled 106,000 diesel vehicles in South Korea with a defective exhaust gas recirculation module, which caused 39 engine fires. The recall was then expanded to 324,000 more cars in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Randewich |first1=Noel |last2=Duguid |first2=Kate |title=BMW recalls 324,000 cars in Europe after Korean engine fires: FAZ |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bmw-recall/bmw-recalls-324000-cars-in-europe-after-korean-engine-fires-faz-idUSKBN1KS1ST |website=Reuters |date=7 August 2018 |access-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814071324/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bmw-recall/bmw-recalls-324000-cars-in-europe-after-korean-engine-fires-faz-idUSKBN1KS1ST |archive-date=14 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the recall in South Korea, the government banned cars which had not yet been inspected from driving on public roads.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/14/news/companies/bmw-korea-fire-recall/index.html |title=BMW Recall: South Korea announces ban after engine fires |first=Jethro |last=Mullen |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=14 August 2018 |access-date=16 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016165313/https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/14/news/companies/bmw-korea-fire-recall/index.html |archive-date=16 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> This affected up to 25% of the recalled cars, where the owners had been notified but the cars had not yet been inspected. BMW is reported to have been aware since 2016 that more than 4% of the affected cars in South Korea had experienced failures in the EGR coolers,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=437&aid=0000188659 |title=BMW코리아 '시정계획서'엔…2년 전 결함 인지→본사 보고까지 : 네이버 뉴스 |website=www.naver.com |language=ko |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824234932/https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=437&aid=0000188659 |archive-date=24 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> leading to approximately 20 owners suing the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/ranking/read.nhn?mid=etc&sid1=111&rankingType=popular_day&oid=032&aid=0002886392&date=20180808&type=0&rankingSeq=2&rankingSectionId=103 |title=BMW코리아·본사가 결함 은폐해온 의혹" 차주들, 고소 나선다 : 네이버 뉴스 |language=ko |website=www.naver.com |access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>