2004 BMW 530I — SEATS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 BMW 530I — SEATS
Start: 2023-12-15

fire · 2140137 · 2025-10-15

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 530I
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: SEATS
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The heated seats start fires and BMW refuses to acknowledge that my car should've been a part of the NHTSA Recall 04V-575. The dealership denies any issue with the car despite knowing about the hole it burned in my seat.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11693656
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown