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1998 BMW Z3 ROADSTER — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

crash1 injured · 512610 · 2004-12-16

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
Z3 ROADSTER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
Miles at failure
37,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN REAR OF CAR SLID LEFT DURING TURN WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH. AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL (ATC) DID NOT ENGAGE AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, ALLOWING SLIDE TO CONTINUE. DRIVER PROPERLY CORRECTED STEERING. CAR OVERCORRECTED WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR SLIDING TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER PROPERLY CORRECTED AGAIN, BUT REAR OF CAR SLID AGAIN TO THE LEFT. DRIVER COULD NOT CORRECT IN TIME TO PREVENT SPIN, LEADING TO IMPACT WITH CONCRETE WALL. ATC IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF POSITION BUT DID NOT. DRIVER INJURED. CAR DAMAGED, WITH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION IN DISARRAY. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10103979
Machine
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