BERLIN • German automaker BMW has recalled around 235,000 Minis worldwide due to a fault in the electric water pump that cools the turbocharger, which could, in some cases, be a fire risk, a spokesperson said Monday.
The recall concerns vehicles built between March 2006 and January 2011, says Sven Gruetzmacher. In extreme cases, the pump could overheat and cause a fire. This has already happened in the United States, Gruetzmacher says, but no one has been hurt.
On Sunday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that BMW had recalled 89,000 Mini Coopers for the same reason.”The electric auxiliary water pump that cools the turbocharger has an electronic circuit board that can malfunction and overheat,” the agency stated on its website.
The pumps are to be replaced free of charge.
