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2000 BMW 325CI — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2060218 · 2025-01-27

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
325CI
Year
2000
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Dash started smoking as soon as I turned rhe lights on, I exited the freeway and pulled into a neighborhood, parked on a corner turn the engine off and disconnected the battery, the smoke continued, within second the fire started, I poured 4 bottles of water with no luck, before I could ask the homes residents to hand me the garden hose, the fire spread, the sprayed and it just kept coming back, fire dept, cut the dash with an are and sprayed it, finally it was out

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11638973
Machine
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