Fire risk Electrical system
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2012-2016 Z4 sDrive28i, 528i, 528i xDrive, 328i, 328xi, 2016-2018 X5 xdrive 40e, 2014-2016 228i, 228xi, 428i, 428i xDrive, 328xi Gran Turismo, 2013-2017 X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i, 2015-2018 X4 xDrive28i, 2015-2016 428xi vehicles.
What to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.
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Fire risk Fuel system
A melting intake manifold increases the risk of a fire.
The EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold.
What to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.
Repair soon Fuel system
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2018 328d, 328d xDrive, X5 xDrive35d, 2014-2016 535d, 535d xDrive, 2015 740Ld xDrive, and 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d vehicles. The high-pressure fuel pump may fail.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Fire risk Engine and engine cooling
The melting intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.
If the EGR cooler leaks internally, the coolant can mix with diesel engine soot. The high EGR temperatures may result in these particles possibly smoldering and melting the intake manifold.
What to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.
Repair when you can Electrical system
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The affected vehicles have a Digital Motor Electronic (DME) control unit that may have a loose electrical ground cable, possibly causing an under-voltage condition which would result in the transmission shifting to neutral.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.