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2014 BMW 328D — ENGINE

fire · 1570695 · 2019-05-30

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328D
Year
2014
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MAKE A HISSING NOISE ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE. I MADE IT HOME AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I IMEDIATELY SPRAYED SOME WATER ON IT JUST INCASE THERE WAS A FIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A SMELL OF BURNIN PLASTIC. I OBSERVED THE CAR FOR A FEW HOURS AND WAITED FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. WHEN LOOKING AT THE ENGINE I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MELTED HOLE IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. AND MY MAP SENSOR HAD MELTED. WHILE RESEARCHING THE CAUSE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE EGR VALVE. I SEARCHED BMW NORTH AMERICE RECALL SITE AND PUT IN MY VIN#. IT DID NOT SHOW A RECALL FOR THE EGR VALVE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL NUMBER OF 18V755000 EGR VALVE IDENTIFYING THE 2014 BMW 328D. I CALLED BMW NORTH AMERICA AND SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT MY ISSUE AND IT DID NOT SHOW MY CAR HAVING ANY RECALLS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISCONNECT IF THE VIN I PROVIDED TO BMW NORTH AMERICA AND NHTSA DOES NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11210856
Machine
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