# 2008 BMW X5 — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1466209` · 2018-05-04 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** X5
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 87,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, FLAMES SURROUNDED THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. CREVIER BMW IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCV VALVE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *TT
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