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Faulty, tin-coated battery connectors prompt BMW recall

GasBuddy Blog -- It's the largest BMW recall ever in the U.S. 504,000 vehicles.

The luxury auto producer told NHTSA this week that it will recall about 570,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a faulty battery cable connector that can fail and cause an engine to stall. Bloomberg says the problem is necessitating a recall of 750,000 vehicles worldwide.

The North American recall includes certain 3-series coupes, sedans, convertibles and wagons from 2007 through 2011, as well as 1-series coupes and convertibles from model years 2008 through 2012 and Z4 roadsters from 2009 though 2011.

AutoNews.com says that in a Feb. 7 filing made public on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Web site, the...

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Submitted Feb 23, 2013 By: PD

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silvereb Veteran Author Fort Wayne Posts:431 Points:236,780 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2013 11:59:44 AM Ignore silvereb Report Abuse I used to sell BMW's. The people in South Carolina do take enormous pride in the vehicles they build.
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