Lawsuit filed against BMW Korea after auto blazes
- 6 years ago
A group of BMW owners have filed a lawsuit against BMW Korea after in the first case related to engine fires that led the German automaker to recall more than 106-thousand units of 42 of its models.
Four BMW car owners together filed a suit at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office on Monday against the German automaker and its official dealer Deutsche Motors.
The plaintiffs' lawyer says they're asking for around 45-hundred U.S. dollars each... and could request more in damages depending on the results of an inspection.
The plaintiffs argue that the automaker concealed the defect in the engines and did not do enough to prevent vehicles from catching fire.
So far at least seven BMW 520d XDrive vehicles have caught fire in Korea this year while on the road.
Four BMW car owners together filed a suit at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office on Monday against the German automaker and its official dealer Deutsche Motors.
The plaintiffs' lawyer says they're asking for around 45-hundred U.S. dollars each... and could request more in damages depending on the results of an inspection.
The plaintiffs argue that the automaker concealed the defect in the engines and did not do enough to prevent vehicles from catching fire.
So far at least seven BMW 520d XDrive vehicles have caught fire in Korea this year while on the road.