British Police Forces Sideline Diesel BMW Models Over Fire Concerns | Carscoops carscoops
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first reported on the issue after it was informed by a whistleblower from the Durham Police. Traffic cops and firearms officers have been told not to exceed the speed limit in the affected BMW models after local police officer Nick Dumprheys died when his BMW police cruiser caught fire while responding to an emergency call in 2020.
It is understood that 3-Series, 5-Series, and X5 models impacted by the recall are fitted with BMW’s N57 3.0-liter straight-six diesel engine. These are the vehicles that many police forces in the UK use for high-speed pursuits.The whistleblower says that the move means that officers in Durham are not able to “pursue any vehicle.” Some other police forces, such as Northumbria Police, have been forced to start using Vauxhall vans, Ford Rangers, and Peugeot models with 1.
“We have been working with the police for some time on a technical matter linked to a small number of special high-performance vehicles,” a BMW spokesman told. “This issue is associated with the particular way in which the police operate these high-performance vehicles. This unique usage profile puts extra strain on some components and therefore
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