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2005 BMW X5 — ENGINE

1 fatalfire1 injured · 1861672 · 2022-12-27

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X5
Year
2005
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

My father was sitting in his parked car in his driveway and his car caught on fire. A neighbor witnessed it she said it was engulfed in flames within seconds and my father died from smoke inhalation due to the fire. Aberdeen WA police department and fire department examined the vehicle and investigated the cause and determined it started in the vehicle engine. Also the coroner did an autopsy to determine his cause of death. From what I understand there has been numerous similar fires with this model yet it hasn’t been included in any recall. It is unknown to me whether there were any indicator lights on. He had only owned the vehicle for less than a week I believe. I am having the vehicle returned to me now that the police and fire department are finished examining it. As far as I know they are the only ones to have contact with it since the fire.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11499056
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown