April 2012 why Bmw is Recalling 9200 Cars
There are certain car manufacturers that over the years have built a reputation for building quality automobiles. Names like Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce are easily associated with the finest in luxury driving, and for giving their owners vehicles that rarely experience the problems that other manufacturers run into. Another one of those high-end brands has been BMW. However, the German manufacturer has proven to not be without some faults.
Those faults include a pending recall of some 9,200 BMW and MINI cars, according to arushlane.comreport. In these cases, the cars are being brought in to replace cooling pumps. For those that own a BMW, the models involved in this particular recall are the BMW 5, 6, 7, X5 and X6 series. The owners of MINI's included are the Mini Cooper S and Mini John Cooper Works.
This will not be the first recall for the BMW brand, as earlier this year, the manufacturer also recalled numerous models for replacement of battery cable covers. In that case, the models that were affected ranged from the years 2007 through 2010. BMW brought back five series saloon, six series coupe and convertibles to have that battery cable cover changed free of charge for consumers. The battery cable cover could have been mounted incorrectly, though there have not been many reports of this. If mounted incorrectly, the electrical system could go out, leaving the owner without power.
The problem with the cooling pumps is being done more as a proactive measure than anything else. That is because only one or two cases have been found with the cars in question. With that small a sample size, BMW could have easily gone the route of calling this a fluke and not issued a recall. Instead, they are recalling over 9,000 of the models in question so they can look at a larger sample size to see if the problem is more widespread.
The cooling pumps will also be replaced at no cost to the customers as well. Being proactive is another one of the reasons why companies like BMW are considered among the best automotive manufacturers. What is also interesting is that they are bringing in such a large sample size, considering that the company has reduced the time frame for these possible faulty cooling pumps down to a two-month span. The cars that are being checked were manufactured during March and April of 2011, making it unlikely that all 9,200 would be found to be defective.
