Including a $995 freight charge, this thing starts at $52,395. It’s a bit of a mouthful and certainly a bit ugly, but it carries a number that somewhat mitigates those concerns. How’s this for awkward timing? If you want a BMW EV that almost certainly has a lower chance of self-immolation, might I suggest the new i4 eDrive35. Until then, best of luck with keeping these vehicles from self-immolating. The recall fix consists of whole battery pack replacement and should kick off in late September. As such, owners and dealerships have been given simple instructions: do not drive or charge the affected vehicles, and don’t park them near buildings either. So what exactly can broken-off cathode pieces within a battery cell cause? How about a chance of fiery death? Yeah, such debris can short a cell and start a thermal event - not exactly ideal stuff. Similar analyses were performed, and similar findings were identified involving an irregularity during the supplier’s production process. On June 3, 2022, BMW became aware of a US field incident involving a Model Year 2022 iX xDrive50, and on June 19, 2022, BMW became aware of a non-US field incident involving a 2022 BMW iX M60. Further analyses were able to identify cathode pieces within the battery cell. Analyses suggested an irregularity during the supplier’s production process which may have allowed debris to enter into a battery cell. Let’s take a look at what the NHTSA recall report has to say.Ī review of the battery supplier production records for the vehicle from the April incident was performed. This means quality control is largely in the hands of Samsung SDI, and they didn’t quite nail a batch of packs. See, while BMW engineered battery packs for its i4 and iX in-house, production is still handled by outside suppliers. If this is giving you shades of Chevrolet Bolt, you’re not wrong. Yes, BMW is advising 56 iX electric crossover SUV owners and 27 i4 electric sedan owners to park their vehicles immediately due to possibly having improperly-manufactured battery packs. While a recall with a scope of 83 cars seems fairly small in the grand scheme of things, an order not to drive the affected vehicles could really play havoc on people’s plans.
The next few weeks are going to really suck for roughly seven dozen BMW owners. BMW Tells A Few Owners To Stop Driving Their EVs Photo credit: BMW If your morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. All this and more in today’s issue of The Morning Dump. BMW recalls 83 EVs for risk of fire, Cruise has an astronomical burn rate, Mercedes prices the new SL.
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