2001 BMW 318 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 BMW 318 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Start: 2001-08-04

fire · 309438 · 2001-08-17

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 318
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Severity

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

Narrative

NEW BMW COMBUSTED -- ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO DEFECT IN FAN ASSEMBLY ALREADY KNOWN TO BMW. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 750648
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown