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2018 BMW X1 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 injured · 1447889 · 2018-02-14

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X1
Year
2018
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TAILGATE LOCKING SYSTEM HAS ELECTRONIC KICK. THERE IS NO ELECTRONIC CHIRP TO ALERT CLOSING. I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD. THE TOP LATCH IS WAS REVERSED TO 'MALE' EQUIVALENT TO A HAMMER. THE BOTTOM LATCH WAS REVERSED AS CONNECTOR. IF ANYONE OVER 5' 10" WALKS UNDER THE OPEN HATCH THEY CAN BE STRUCK.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11072963
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown