BMW recalling 312,000 cars in Britain: BBC

[May 09, 2018]  LONDON (Reuters) - German automaker BMW is recalling 312,000 of its cars in Britain due to concerns that they could cut out completely while being driven, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

Raindrops cover the bonnet of a BMW car in London, Britain, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

The vehicles being recalled are BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, Z4 and X1 petrol and diesel models made between March 2007 and August 2011, the BBC said.

Last year BMW recalled 36,410 petrol cars due to safety issues.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, writing by David Milliken; editing by Stephen Addison)

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