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2000 BMW Z3 — SUSPENSION

1 fatal1 injured · 1713541 · 2020-12-15

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
Z3
Year
2000
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
127,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE SUBFRAME IS TEARING APART FROM THE FRAME ITSELF IN THE TRUNK. SPOT WELDS HAVE FAILED AND SEPARATION IS OBVIOUS. ## VIN PASSED ## BMW 2000#VPIC# 4 - VIN CORRECTED, ERROR IN ONE POSITION ONLY (INDICATED BY ! IN SUGGESTED VIN), MULTIPLE MATCHES FOUND; 14 - UNABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE CHARACTERS IN THE VIN. #VPIC# ##

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11383581
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown