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2018 MINI COOPER — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1556641 · 2019-04-09

Vehicle

Make
MINI
Model
COOPER
Year
2018
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
9,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FEBRUARY 21, 2019 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAILED. WHEN I PUMPED THEM A SECOND TIME THEY CAME TO A STOP, HOWEVER BY THEN THE CAR AND I HAD GONE OVER A HEDGE AND SIDE SWIPED A TREE. BMW NORTH AMERICA COULD NOT FIND ANY WARNING ON MARCH 11, 2019 WHEN THEY REVIEWED THE SYSTEMS, NO WARNINGS AT ALL, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TURNING IN TO A FAMILIAR PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPEED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11195306
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown