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2006 BMW 325XI — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 2165085 · 2026-01-10

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
325XI
Year
2006
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

My vehicle was parked in the driveway in front of my house and had not been driven for several days. I walked outside and noticed the engine fan was running so I opened the driver‘s door and noticed white smoke coming from the glove box compartment. I opened the glove box and noted a small fire which within a matter of approximately five minutes had turned into a full-blown fire throughout the vehicle I was able to call 911 and have a fire department here before my house caught on fire although it did damage the siding on the front of the house and the tail light and rear passenger fender area of the Polaris razor

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11710135
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown