2008 BMW 328 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 BMW 328 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2017-12-30

fire · 1439811 · 2018-01-12

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 328
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 100,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, SMELLED MELTED PLASTIC, PARKED CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. LOOKED AND SAW FLAMES FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVEBOX AREA. CAR IGNITED IN FLAMES. ATTEMPTED PUT OUT BUT FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY AND CALLED 911.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11062424
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown