The risk
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.
Product: The ALPINA5 vehicles in question were manufactured between April 2011 and May 2011.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Other fire, injuries alerts in 2012
2 of the 146 motor vehicle alerts published in 2012 concerned the same risk.
| 0104/12 27 Jan 2012 | Opel |
Who notified alerts in 2012
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 45 |
| Greece | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Portugal | 14 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Malta | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2012
More Alpina alerts
11 EU Safety Gate alerts for Alpina since 2012; the most were issued in 2019 (2).
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| Alpina B5 and B6 Burns, Fire | Sept 2019 |
| BMW Alpina D3 Biturbo Injuries | Jul 2019 |
| BMW Alpina B3 S Biturbo Injuries | Apr 2017 |