What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2020464
- Recall date
- 30 September 2020
- Make
- Bmw, Mini
- Models
- 5 Series, Cooper Countryman, X3, 3 Series, X5
- Model years
- 2020 to 2021
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- High Voltage
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 194
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue: rnOn certain plug-In hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), debris may have entered the high-voltage battery during production. As a result, the battery could short circuit.rn rnSafety Risk: rnA short circuit in the battery could create a fire risk.rn rnCorrective Actions: rnBMW will notify owners by mail and inform you to take your vehicle to a dealer to test the high-voltage battery. The cell module(s) will be replaced, if necessary. BMW recommends that you should not charge your vehicle and that you should not drive the vehicle in manual mode, sport mode or use the shift paddles until the recall repairs have been completed. BMW also recommends that you should drain the high-voltage battery via iDrive, by setting/leaving the charging state at 30%, until the recall repairs have been completed.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2020464.