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2021 BMW X7 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1788784 · 2022-01-18

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X7
Year
2021
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving a car with family and all of a sudden we all started smelling a burning smell but we thought it must be from outside. However, in just few seconds the vents started throwing vapors so I stopped the car hoping it may stop if some minor damage. However, the hood started throwing oranges color fumes and by the time we all left the vehicle the entire front hood/engine area started burning. There were no indications of any faults in the car. This was the most shocking incident we had to face with my family where there were two kids of 4 and 9 along with my wife and her parents who are senior citizens.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11447812
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown