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2022 BMW 530E — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

1 injured · 1891761 · 2023-05-01

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
530E
Year
2022
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Vehicle randomly and erroneously triggers forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking at different speeds when no car or pedestrian is present on the road and the danger of an imminent collision is actually null. This has happened around 5 times in a year of ownership. Last time this event occurred, the car was traveling around 35 to 40mph which resulted in my getting whiplash (and nearly rear-ended) when the car applied what felt like its full braking power when no one was on the road, the weather was clear and no imminent danger was ahead. No error message ever appeared anywhere on the dash. Brought the vehicle in for service and was advised that the dealer cannot reproduce the issue and that nothing is wrong with the vehicle since no error code is found in the on-board computer. I have since been unwilling to drive my vehicle for extended periods of time for fear of injury to myself, passengers, pet or other road-users.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11519843
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown