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BMW recalls Mini Coopers amid defect that causes fires

According to multiple reports, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) is recalling nearly 90,000 Mini Coopers because of a defect that causes fires, US auto-safety regulators said.


The circuit board on the electric auxiliary water pumps that cool the cars’ turbochargers can malfunction, overheat and cause fires, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, in a report by Bloomberg.


According to the report, the agency opened an investigation into Mini Coopers after reports of 12 engine fires, including five that destroyed the vehicles. In eight of those cases, the fires happened when cars were parked and turned off.


The recall includes various Minis from 2007 to 2011.