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2022 BMW 540I — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1882151 · 2023-03-22

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
540I
Year
2022
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

On Feb.3, 2023, my wife made a turn into a parking lot. She was driving our 2022 BMW 540. She paused and the engine began to rev up. It then shot forward nearly 50 feet and hurled her over a meridian into another car. She pressed as hard as she could on the brake and suffered a torn meniscus ligament. There were no warning lights and although the car hit front right, no airbags were executed. BMW has not sent an official detailed report from their engineer. BMW advertises brake override so pressing both the brake and accelerator would NOT result in this event.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11513257
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown