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2016 BMW X5 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1459420 · 2018-04-05

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X5
Year
2016
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
5,700

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED MY X5 ON AN INCLINE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SET THE PARKING BREAK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. LOCKED IT AND WENT INSIDE. THERE WERE WORKERS OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE COMING IN TO THE HOUSE THAT WITNESSED IT SITTING THERE FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER BEING INSIDE FOR ABOUT 5 MORE MINUTES OR BETTER, I WENT TO LEAVE AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD ROLLED AND HIT A TREE. THE PARKING BREAK WORKED SEEING THAT THERE WAS SNOW BUILT UP ON THE BACK TIRES, HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES ROLLED. BMW LOOKED INTO IT AND SAID THE CAR DIAGNOSTICALLY CHECKED OUT FINE AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR BOTH FRONT TIRES TO ROLL WHILE IN PARK???

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11083388
Machine
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