EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "B5 BITURBO" Alpina — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0711/12
Summary
null The casing of the auxiliary coolant pump may crack. If this occurs, coolant can leak into the pump electronics. This can lead to failure of the auxiliary coolant pump. In a few individual cases, there may be smoulder damage to the auxiliary coolant pump. If this occurs, an engine compartment fire or even a vehicle fire could occur.
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Product
Passenger car "B5 BITURBO" — Alpina
- Brand
- Alpina
- Name / model
- Type: ALPINA5, EC type approval e1*KS07/46*0011*, Sales name BMW Alpina B5 Biturbo
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The ALPINA5 vehicles in question were manufactured between April 2011 and May 2011.
What is the risk?
- null The casing of the auxiliary coolant pump may crack. If this occurs, coolant can leak into the pump electronics. This can lead to failure of the auxiliary coolant pump. In a few individual cases, there may be smoulder damage to the auxiliary coolant pump. If this occurs, an engine compartment fire or even a vehicle fire could occur.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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