The car manufacturer has now filed a complaint against emissions tampering in the BMW X3 discovered by KBA. (Image: BMW)
On February 20, Flensburg authorities confirmed that BMW had unauthorized stop-start devices on two older BMW X3 models with 2-litre diesel engines built between 2010 and 2014. As a result, the engine control reduces the exhaust gas filtration performance when the air conditioner is running At outside temperatures within the normal operating range.
“The compounds thus impermissibly reduce the pollutant reduction effectiveness against NOx.”The KBA statement said. According to KBA, the vehicle manufacturer is cooperating with the authorities to cancel the functionality in question.
However, the decision is not final. BMW has always defended itself against accusations of intentional emissions manipulation. BMW emerged largely unscathed from the major diesel scandal of 2015, which put Volkswagen and Daimler in great distress: in 2019, the first Munich public prosecutor's office fined the company a relatively low fine of 8.5% for quality assurance deficiencies in… Nearly 8,000 cars worth millions of euros. It was enforced, but no fraud was found.
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