U.S. safety regulators and BMW say owners of some 5- and 6-series cars should park them outside until a battery cable problem can be fixed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that BMW is recalling more than 367,000 of the cars in the U.S. from the 2004-10 model years. A battery cable connector can loosen in the trunk and overheat. In extreme cases, it could lead to a smoldering fire in a trunk floor mat, according to documents posted on NHTSA's website.
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