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2011 BMW 328I — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1114189 · 2014-09-27

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328I
Year
2011
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY CAUSING IT TO CRASH OVER THE CURB AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MINUTES BEFORE THIS CRASH I NOTICED SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE AND RPM RISED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIRBAG SEEMS TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10639507
Machine
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