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2021 BMW 540I — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

crash · 1912380 · 2023-07-24

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
540I
Year
2021
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Unintended car acceleration, with complete brake failure. No software warning icons in dash, no collision avoidance or ABS triggered even though car so equipped. Crashed into rear end of stationery vehicle,. [XXX] , MN police were called. Incident report # attached. (1st image) Western National Insurance Co. notified.Claim # attached (2nd image) Car will be inspected @ BMW dealership in Bloomington, MN 7/25/23. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11533979
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown