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2014 BMW 328D — ENGINE

fire · 1482025 · 2018-07-11

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328D
Year
2014
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
55,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, MESSAGE DISPLAYED "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY" CAR LOST POWER, BUT I MADE IT TO SHOULDER. WHILE CALLING FOR HELP, I NOTICED THICK GREY SMOKE FILLING THE CAR. I EXITED VEHICLE THEN NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CAR COMPLETELY BURNED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11110795
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown