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2016 BMW X5 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1363672 · 2017-03-16

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X5
Year
2016
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
24,814

Severity

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

Narrative

I STOPPED AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND WAS WAITING FOR THE SECURITY GATE TO OPEN. ONCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE AUTO START STOP FUNCTION TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHILE STOPPED, WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF STRIKING THE SECURITY GATE AS IT WAS OPENING. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EITHER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10966356
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown