BMW recalls almost 200,000 cars from the 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars over concerns that their power brake lines may develop a leak. 
 
 BMW is voluntarily recalling certain BMW and Rolls-Royce models. 
 
 The recall affects 198,000 cars in North America, and will soon include another 150,000 cars worldwide, contrary to AP reports. "It will be a worldwide recall," said BMW spokesman Thomas Plucinsky, "but we handle each region separately." 
 
 The affected cars have V-8 or V-12 engines and come from the MW 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars models produced between 2002 and 2010 (all model numbers below). "It's our largest cars," said Mr. Plucinsky. They may develop a leak in the power braking system, which risks vacuum loss and consequent reduction of power braking. 
 
 Mechanical braking will still be available to slow and stop the vehicle, which may explain why there have been no reports of accidents or injuries. 
 
 Owners of affected cars are encouraged to contact an Authorized BMW Center to schedule inspection and possible repair. Drivers who have already experienced reduced power braking assistance should come in to their dealership immediately. 
 
 Affected BMW models include: 
 
 * 2002-08 BMW 745i/Li, 750i/Li, and 760i/Li 
 
 * 2007-08 BMW Alpina B7 
 
 * 2004-10 BMW 645i and 650i 
 
 * 2004-10 BMW 545i and 550i 
 
 Affected Rolls-Royce Motor Cars models include: 
 
 * 2003-2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom models 
 
 (does not include Rolls-Royce Ghost) 
 
 Customers with further questions should contact BMW Customer Relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email customer.relations@bmwna.com. 

 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s biggest maker of luxury cars, said it’s recalling almost 350,800 BMW-brand and Rolls-Royce models worldwide to repair a power-brake fault. The stock fell the most in three months. 
 
 The voluntary recall involves fixing brake-pressure pumps on 345,000 BMW 5-, 6- and 7-Series models and 5,800 Rolls-Royce cars built from 2002 until 2010, Frank Strebe, a BMW spokesman, said today in a phone interview from the Paris Motor Show. The new version of the 5-Series sedan isn’t affected, he said. 
 
 The fault was detected when drivers complained that they needed to push harder on the brake pedal on cars with high mileage, Strebe said. The Munich-based carmaker is telling customers to bring in their vehicles as a “pro-active” measure, and that the fault poses no safety issue, he said, adding that he doesn’t have an estimate of the cost to BMW. 
 
 BMW fell 4.2 percent to 49.30 euros at the 5:30 p.m. close in Frankfurt, in the biggest drop since July 1. That pared the stock’s gain this year to 55 percent. 
 
 The recall includes 198,000 BMW and Rolls-Royce cars in the U.S., according to the company’s North American unit. Mechanical braking is still available even if the fault, a pump-system leak that may cause vacuum loss, affects power braking, according to the automaker. 
 
 Any repairs should take less than half a day, and probably only “a couple of hours,” to complete, Strebe said. 
 
 To contact the reporter on this story: Tom Lavell in Frankfurt at tlavell@bloomberg.net. 
 
 To contact the editor responsible for this story: Kenneth Wong at kwong11@bloomberg.net.
– BMW has announced a recall of 350,800 cars worldwide over a potential leak in their power braking system. The majority of the cars recalled, 198,000 to be precise, are in the US, Bloomberg reports. The recalls come in the wake of customer complaints that they had to push especially hard on the brake pedal to get their cars to stop. The company calls it a “pro-active” measure that poses no safety issue. That’s because though the power brakes may fail, the defect won’t affect the car’s mechanical brakes, so with enough effort, drivers will be able to stop. The recall will affect an array of BMW and Rolls-Royce-brand cars produced between 2002 and 2010. The affected models all have V-8 or V-12 engines. “It’s our largest cars,” a spokesman tells the Christian Science Monitor, which has a full list of the problem cars.