BMW recalls 720,000 cars worldwide as faulty part "increases risk of a crash"

BMW has ordered 720,000 cars to be returned to their dealerships due to an electrical problem, which American road safety organisation the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says, "Increases the risk of a crash".

The cars being recalled are all variants of the 3-series built between 2007 and 2011, the 1-series coupe and convertible from models years 2008 to 2012, the Z4 vehicles from 2009 to 2011 and some 1,800 Canadian X1 models from 2012.