← NHTSA complaints

2024 BMW 230I — ENGINE

fire · 2033986 · 2024-10-20

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
230I
Year
2024
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

Vehicle was parked at approximately 3:45 PM. While parked, the vehicle engine caught fire sometime in the next hour, approximately. Many eyewitnesses stated that nobody was seen near the vehicle as it started smoking, and then caught fire, with multiple explosions heard. The engine was completely destroyed, but the passenger cabin did not seem to be impacted. BMW has several recalls out for engines catching fire - this model was not included in this recall, but clearly needs to be.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11620898
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown