After a series of engine fires and a string of lawsuits, BMW Korea will be starting on a mass recall of vehicles with faulty engine parts.
The carmaker also said,... the safety checks will continue.
For more, we turn to our Choi Si-young.
BMW Korea announced on Monday that it will initiate a recall of around 106-thousand vehicles with faulty engine parts.
It is the largest recall ever by a foreign carmaker in Korea.
The faulty component, called EGR or Exhaust Gas Recirculation, is what BMW has said is 'the cause' of the recent series of engine fires.

The German carmaker said the recall normally takes one to two years,... but it is trying to shorten that period and finish the recall within this year,... by shipping the engine parts from its headquarters in Germany.
However, some owners said that they received a notice from the automaker's service centers saying their recall is feasible 'next year.'
BMW said a parts shortage might have caused such a change in the recall schedule.

Meanwhile, the automaker said that as well as the recall, it will continue its safety checks.
According to the company, out of around 106-thousand vehicles subject to recall, 98-thousand vehicles have finished their safety examinations,... with about five-thousand cars waiting in line for the checks.
About two-thousand vehicles on the recall list are not on the list for safety checks as the vehicles' owners haven't requested an examination.

Consumers' trust in BMW is shaking.
One car that had passed the safety checks caught fire earlier this month, and another had smoke coming out of it.
BMW has attributed those incidents to a mistake by the mechanics.

Choi Si-young, Arirang News.