# 2025 BMW X7 — BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
> NHTSA complaint `2108237` · 2025-07-09 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** X7
- **Year:** 2025
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
- **Speed:** 3 mph
## Narrative
Vehicle Information:  Make: BMW  Model: X7 Year: [2025] VIN: [XXX]  Component/System Involved: Parking Assistance / Automatic Parking System / Sensors  Summary of the Issue (Complaint):  On [XXX], while using the Parking Assistance feature on my father's BMW X7 (VIN: [XXX]), the vehicle malfunctioned and caused an accident inside our home driveway. While the system was guiding the vehicle into the garage—as it has successfully done many times before—it suddenly and erratically turned the steering wheel to the right, failed to stop, and struck another parked vehicle.  There were no sensor warnings, no audible beeps, and the system did not engage the brakes to avoid the collision. My father was attentive and had to manually slam on the brakes, but the impact had already occurred.  We reported the incident to our local BMW dealership and BMW North America. However, the response has been extremely unsatisfactory. A BMW engineer claimed the system was “working as intended,” even though the erratic behavior and failure to stop contradict that claim. Representatives implied the system requires full attentiveness, but my father was alert and monitoring the process. No one from BMW has taken responsibility, and they have refused to assist in repairing the vehicle damage caused by their system’s failure.  This incident highlights a serious safety issue with BMW’s Parking Assistance system, which can misbehave even when used correctly and attentively. It poses a danger not j
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