2001 BMW 530 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 BMW 530 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Start: 2001-08-09

fire1 injured · 307234 · 2001-08-10

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 530
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. SHE PULLED OVER AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE WAS PUT OUT, CAME FROM COOLING FAN AREA. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN, CONSUMER SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 894044
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown