25/02/2018

Software mix up prompts BMW recall

Reuters reports that BMW will recall 11,700 vehicles to fix their engine management software after its 5 and 7 series models were discovered to have been given the wrong programming.

'In the course of internal tests, the BMW Group has discovered that a correctly developed software update was mistakenly assigned to certain unsuitable model-versions,' the company said in a statement.

'The BMW Group informed the relevant authorities immediately.'

BMW issued the statement after a report in news weekly Der Spiegel suggested it had installed software that manipulated emissions of harmful gases such as nitrogen oxide, something its management has always denied.

BMW said the models affected were 5- and 7-series cars made between 2012 and 2017 containing high-performance diesel engines and three turbo chargers.

BMW did not say where the cars were but said it would cooperate with the relevant authorities on further steps.