BMW has just announced the recall of about 1.3 million 5 Series and 6 Series models world-wide due to a potential of incorrectly mounted battery cable covers that could cause a fire or fail to start. The BMW vehicles are affected were built from the years 2003 to 2010, and about 368,000 units are from the U.S. alone.

Honda has just announced a voluntary recall to owners of the 2006 model CR-V crossover in the U.S. The voluntary recall was due a potential issue of the front lower control arm that could over steer the vehicle out of control.

About 8,789 units of the 2010-2011 year model Cadillac SRX crossovers have been recalled due to faulty transmission cables. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these 2010-2011 Cadillac SRX crossovers have improperly fitted transmission shift cable.

As you may have heard of a recent battery fire on the Chevrolet Volt electric car. GM has to recall to fix the battery problem that was caught on fire during a crash. A formal investigation by the NHTSA has concluded that the cause of the fire was by the leaking of the coolant from the lithium-ion battery pack.

BMW has officially issued a recall on its 2008-2011 5-Series, 7-Series, X5 SAV, and X6 models due to a fire risk from a circuit board that controls an axillary water pump. All of the turbocharged eight- and twelve-cylinder engines in the 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo, 7 Series, X5 and X6 are affected by this recall because they shared the same built electric auxiliary water pump.