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2001 BMW 740I — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1472756 · 2018-06-02

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
740I
Year
2001
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
12,650
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A CHEVY PICKUP PULLED INTO THE ONE WAY ROAD LEADING TO A HOTEL AND IMMEDIATELY WENT AROUND AN ELLIPSE AND HIT ME AS I WAS EXITING MY HOTEL AND GOT HIT IN THE DRIVERS FRONT QUARTER PANEL WHILE HE WAS PULLING AROUND IN THE ELLIPTICAL ONE WAY DRIVE. THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND IT NEEDS $5500 WORTH OF MECHANICAL WORK IN ORDER FOR IT "TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11099269
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown