BMW Recalls 720,796 Cars and SUVs for Water Pump Fire Risk—Wait, What?
08-20-24, 04:49 PM
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BMW Recalls 720,796 Cars and SUVs for Water Pump Fire Risk—Wait, What?
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BMW Recalls 720,796 Cars and SUVs for Water Pump Fire Risk—Wait, What?
The water pump fire risk covers 11 models in one of the biggest recalls of the year so far.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and BMW have announced a massive fire risk recall over a potentially faulty water pump equipped across a broad spectrum of 11 vehicles, totaling a whopping 720,796 sedans, sports cars, and SUVs now potentially at risk of a "thermal event." Here's what to do now, and what you can expect will happen next.
What's the BMW Water Pump Recall Risk?
The NHTSA BMW recall report describes the issue as "a water pump that, due to insufficient sealing, could, over time, be susceptible to fluid ingress at the electrical plug connector." It describes "blowby" liquid from the "positive crankcase ventilation system may collect on the intake air hose," where "liquid could drip onto the plug connector," and eventually "lead to fluid ingress into the plug and the possibility of a short circuit" that could result in a larger "thermal event," otherwise commonly known as a fire.What's the BMW Water Pump Recall Risk?
The NHTSA BMW recall report describes the issue as "a water pump that, due to insufficient sealing, could, over time, be susceptible to fluid ingress at the electrical plug connector." It describes "blowby" liquid from the "positive crankcase ventilation system may collect on the intake air hose," where "liquid could drip onto the plug connector," and eventually "lead to fluid ingress into the plug and the possibility of a short circuit" that could result in a larger "thermal event," otherwise commonly known as a fire.
08-20-24, 05:45 PM
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you duplicated a headline and paragraph in the quote. 
08-20-24, 06:05 PM
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The water pump, and the plug connector, will be inspected and, if necessary, replaced, and a shield will be installed to divert any fluid that might drop down onto the pump from the positive crankcase ventilation system’s intake air house
08-20-24, 06:35 PM
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Yeah that's not shocking at all, the BMW cooling systems have always been hell and their 4 cyl options are some of the worst offenders.....I personally have a water pump off a 5 series that is 1/5 melted from shorting out and almost burnt the car down. I use it as a visual aid to explain to BMW owners why pump codes mean replace it now lol!
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