2019 - 2022 Supras being recalled over fire risk

[BeepBoop321]

BMW recalling more than 196,000 cars in U.S. over potential fire risk
Almost 200,000 BMWs, along with some Toyota Supras, are being recalled in the U.S. by the German automaker due to the potential for a short circuit in their starters that could increase the risk of a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.

A total of 196,355 vehicles in the U.S. will be subject to the recall, the vast majority of them BMWs made between 2019 and 2022, in which NHTSA said "the engine starter relay may corrode, causing the relay to overheat and short circuit," increasing the risk of a fire.

NHTSA said in its notice that BMW of North America was recalling certain 2019-2021 BMW 330i, 2019-2022 BMW Z4, 2020-2022 BMW 530i, X3, X4, Toyota Supra, 2021-2022 BMW 430i, 430i Convertible, and 2022 BMW 230i vehicles, and that letters would go out to owners from November 14 to inform them of the issue.

From that day, vehicle owners will also be able to search online at NHTSA.gov/recalls, entering either their unique Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), or the year, make and model of their vehicle to confirm whether it is subject to the recall.

"Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete" NHTSA said in its notice of the recall on Friday. "Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge."

The agency, part of the Department of Transportation, said owners could also contact BMW's U.S. customer service line directly at 1-800-525-7417 with questions.

The recall notice comes just over a year after BMW announced a recall of more than 720,700 vehicles in North America because they were equipped with an electric water pump that could short circuit as a result of faulty installation, posing a fire hazard.

Link to article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bmw-recalling-more-than-196000-cars-in-u-s-over-potential-fire-risk/

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[MisterSkiz]

put a lock on your OBD port before taking it in......sounds like maybe this is for folks who maybe drive in the rain/snow with salt. The starter connections are right where the oil change plastic covering is.

 

[Musa_Hanzo]

I will get it out of the garage the first thing until its fixed..

 

[MisterSkiz]

I will get it out of the garage the first thing until its fixed..

Mine's staying in the garage - just disconnect the battery if you really worried about this and don't drive it every day. Put a towel between the car and rear hatch so it can't close.

 

[Ivan27]

Called Prescott toyota, and talked to general manager. There going by vin number for recall. He said mine is not on the recall list. He said not to stress out, and would keep me informed, basically not to worry. This is documented for my protection.

 

[Rensuhlo]

Nice

 

[MKV2021]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...toyota-supra-recalled-fire-risk-park-outside/

Specific production date range reported here on R&T

 

[BeepBoop321]

Nice

Check again after November 14th, I'm not sure what site you used but the article said that the NHTSA will upload the recall info and the cars associated with said recall to their page that day.

 

[climhazzard]

This recall is…interesting.

The NHTSA documentation indicates all BMWs recalled are 4 cylinder models, and the volume of recalled Supras is 1469, manufactured between October 2019 and July 2021. This is far fewer than the production volume.

Based on that bit of information, I’m wondering if this recall only applies to the 2.0 Supras. The manufactureing range is confusing as we didn’t receive the 2.0 in the US until MY2021, but the fact there’s not a single *40i BMW on the documentation suggests this may not affect B58s.

 

[razorlab]

Just the B48 models.

 

[Danimal]

Car and Driver using the Supra for a catchy headline and image…. Even though there are like 100 times more BMW VINs in the recall than Supras…

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a68076611/toyota-supra-bmw-x3-3-series-engine-fire-risk-recall/

 

[jmikes]

Just the B48 models.

2.0 owners just can't win can they?

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