2001 BMW Z8 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 BMW Z8 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Start: 2001-09-11

fire · 314269 · 2001-09-12

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: Z8
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING 7 MILES, WITH NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS OR HIGH TEMPERATURE REGISTERING ON A GAUGE, A FIRE STARTED IN THE FAN AREA AND BURNED THROUGH THE COWLING ABOVE THE RADIATOR. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER AFTER THE COWLING WAS DESTROYED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 752118
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown