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2020 BMW X5 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 2068208 · 2025-02-23

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X5
Year
2020
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

A few months ago there was a recall on my car (some problem with starter engine) and after few month I started the engine by pressing the brake pedal and pressing the start button. But the engine did not start, I saw smoke from under the hood, then I opened the hood and saw fire near the engine on the right (driver's) side. People in the parking lot helped put out the fire with a fire extinguisher while I called 911 for fire department, they came and recorded it (fire slip -[XXX]), [XXX}., Houston, Texas, 77043 (place where it happened). I have pictures and videos this incident. We were afraid that we would die in this car. 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
11644387
Machine
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