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2011 BMW 328XI — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1440398 · 2018-01-15

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328XI
Year
2011
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
99,000

Severity

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

Narrative

"BMW BLOWER MOTOR RECALL". ON SATURDAY 1/13/2018. MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT MY OFFICE. 1 MOUNTAIN RD SUFFIELD, CT. THE FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AFTER I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE AND THAT I COULD NOT GET THE UNLOCK BUTTON TO WORK FROM MY KEY REMOTE. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS FROM AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED UNDERNEATH THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE "BLOWER MOTOR" CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THROUGH THE DASH ONTO THE RUBBER MAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUFFIELD FIRE DEPT HAS THE OFFICIAL REPORT. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11062868
Machine
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