BMW Stops PHEV Deliveries Due To Short Circuit (And Fire) Risk

More than 4,460 units are affected, but only about 100 are in customers’ hands.

It seems the recall season is open for PHEVs. After the Ford Kuga/Escape PHEV presented issues, BMW now discovered that many of its plug-in hybrids are also affected by a problem that could lead to short circuits in their battery packs and, consequently, to fires.

Welding beads caused the problem on the high-voltage storage tank. They were not completely removed during production. The problem affects around 4,460 units made from March 13 to August 6, 2020. BMW estimates 1,000 of them are in Germany, but luckily only 100 would have already been delivered to customers.