BMW is recalling 720,796 vehicles in North America over a reported fire risk that, according to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, can remain even when a vehicle is parked and switched off. That is the material safety issue: this is not solely a risk associated with driving, but also with where an affected car is left before a remedy is available.
SVT reports that an electrical connector on the water pump is insufficiently sealed. If water reaches it, the connector can short-circuit and raise the risk of fire. The vehicles had already been recalled in 2024 for work involving the water pump, but the reported connector problem is the basis for this new action.
According to NHTSA, BMW knows of about ten US incidents that may be linked to the issue. No injuries have been reported. That does not support portraying the recall as a documented series of injuries, but it does make the parking advice consequential. When the regulator says a fire can occur in a switched-off vehicle, keeping it outdoors and away from buildings and other vehicles is a specific precaution, not a generic warning.
A remedy is being developed and will be carried out free of charge at BMW dealers once available, SVT reports. Fourteen BMW models are affected, according to the report, though the supplied material does not identify the models, model years or a recall number.
The geographical limit matters for Swedish readers. The reporting concerns North America and does not say that the same vehicles, parts or action apply in Sweden or elsewhere in Europe. The recall should therefore be treated as a defined North American safety event, not evidence that Swedish BMW vehicles are included.
Sources
- SVT Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-14
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