BMW recalls 22.3 thousand cars in Russia in connection with a defect in the battery terminal

BMW has announced the recall of 22,286 BMW cars in Russia in the 5th and 6th series due to the possible corrosion of the compound of the battery terminal of the battery.

"Cars sold from June 2003 to August 2010 are subject to recall, with VIN codes according to the application . The reason for the recall of vehicles is that in rare cases, long-term exposure, for example, vibration and changing temperature in combination with high humidity and extreme loading from salt, can lead to corrosion in the threaded connection The battery can lead to increased transition resistance in the connection, as well as various failures in the work in the flesh to the impossible launch, ”the Rosstart website said.

The department clarified that in some cases a threaded connection may be heated due to increased transition resistance or leakage current on the surface. Under certain circumstances, in case of heating the threaded connection, melting is possible.

As part of the response campaign, dealers will inform the owners of car owners that fall under the review, about the need to provide the vehicle to the nearest dealership for repair work. Owners can also independently check whether a specific car falls under the review by cheering the VIN code of the car with a list.

In the course of free repair work on all recalled machines, a check of the withdrawal point and "revision in accordance with the results of the audit" will be checked.

Recall, the other day, the company "Volkswagen Group Rus", which is the official representative of Audi in the Russian market, announced the review of 6,682 Audi Q5 brand crossovers.

In February, BMW announced the recall of 28,631 cars in Russia due to problems in the recirculation system of exhaust gases.